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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decided (on)
Verb
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Whatever the case may be, Purdy landed a five-year, $265 million contract extension from the 49ers earlier this offseason, a very hefty contract for the player who was selected with the final selection of the 2022 NFL Draft.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Here are the 16 clubs that played in the first edition of the competition in 1955-56, all of them having been selected to participate by L’Equipe.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The public relies on their ability to perform the duties for which they were elected.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bivens returns as Supreme Court chief justice Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court unanimously elected Justice Jeff Bivins to serve as chief justice of the court this week.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Decided (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decided%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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