1
as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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2
as in to determine
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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3
as in to arrange
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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4
as in to settle
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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5
as in to understand
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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Recent Examples of decide
The World’s Best Hotel list is decided by the World’s 50 Best Hotel Academy, which is made up of 800 hotel industry experts, including hoteliers and travel journalists, spread across 13 destinations around the globe.
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Determined to find answers, Shannon Williams and several relatives decided to travel to Germany in 2002 to meet directly with investigators.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But just six weeks after giving birth, Moreno decided to have her tubes tied.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Diageo has had some ups and downs over the past year as far as the whisky market is concerned, and has even decided to pause production at some of its distilleries in recent months.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Determined to find answers, Shannon Williams and several relatives decided to travel to Germany in 2002 to meet directly with investigators.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But just six weeks after giving birth, Moreno decided to have her tubes tied.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Diageo has had some ups and downs over the past year as far as the whisky market is concerned, and has even decided to pause production at some of its distilleries in recent months.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decide
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The arrangement empowers the co-investors to pick and choose their own individual deals, the great lure of directs in general.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Smith chose to write about her discovery not to reveal some great secret or proclaim a new identity.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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From there, Bishop, along with the medical team at Portsmouth, sought to determine more about his prognosis and the potential solution.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The medical examiner on Friday determined that the student died by suicide.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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There were also individual, isolated nests, which were typically larger than any that were arranged in a specific shape, according to the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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To make matters worse, none of the wedding flowers had been purchased or arranged.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Steve Coppell’s team were settled and, in Wright and Mark Bright, blessed with one of the most potent strike partnerships in the country.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, a month after Sheen settled in, a typhoon destroyed over half of the sets created for the film, causing production to halt once again.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both also connected really deeply with their big-name players and understood how to communicate with those individuals to get the best out of them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Deadline understands that 26 crew members of Tulsa King‘s 600-member crew were asked not to return for Season 4, which is expected to resume production in a week.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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With the shutdown, people who would've come in to shop are opting to stay home or do something cheaper, according to him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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Consumers can do their part by opting for oysters grown in cages, which are harvested without dredging and therefore without damaging reefs, Pruett says.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The 200-day moving average is a key technical indicator widely used by technical analysts to judge a stock's long-term trend.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Still, despite her bias, Joanne wants to go with Noah to the brit bat — a naming celebration — to support him and judge Abby’s life off on the sidelines.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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As for Rivian’s path to profitability, McDonough noted cost savings derived from the launch of the second-generation R1 last year, and said the company will achieve further reductions with the R2.—
Jane Thier,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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The third touchdown is still the most telling, deriving purely from a relationship between quarterback and receiver.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Decide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decide. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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