decided (on)

verb

Definition of decided (on)next
past tense of decide (on)
as in opted (for)

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  1. selected
  2. elected
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  • The dueling arguments are most visible in the Kansas City metro, where residents straddle two states seeking to either overhaul how judges are selected or weaken citizens’ power at the ballot box.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • This offensive line success is partly why the fan base was a bit surprised when the Panthers selected Freeling in the first round of the draft.
    — Alex Zietlow July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
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  • Mills was elected to the House to represent Florida's 7th District in 2022 and reelected in 2024.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Their street protests across the 2000s ultimately gave rise to future freedom fighter Volodymyr Zelensky being elected president in 2019, with a hyper-tech campaign across Ukraine’s cybersphere that was engineered by Web wunderkind Mykhailo Fedorov.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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“Decided (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decided%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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