decider

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Recent Examples of decider There were glimmers of the magnificent past at the 2024 French Open against Iga Swiatek when Osaka won the second set 6-1 and was within a point of going 5-1 up in the decider. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 That was until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoah came off the bench to convert a dazzling decider in the 10th minute of injury time. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 Crystal Palace will play without their regular front-of-shirt sponsor in Thursday night’s Conference League qualifying decider away at Fredrikstad ‘due to Norwegian advertising regulations’. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
  • Titleist makes excellent balls at all price points, and the range is so varied and options so complex that the company has a very useful ball selector tool on its website to guide you through.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • They were whittled down to the final 26 players by a panel of selectors.
    Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • By framing legitimate concerns as imaginary or trivial, a supervisor positions themselves as the ultimate arbiter of reality.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Lake would serve as the final arbiter.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The story centers around a night where Samu (Cordes) and his girlfriend Siena (ven der Zwaag) return to his old friend group and challenge them to push their boundaries by throwing their keys in a bowl and randomly picking a set, with each chooser spending the night with the owner of the keys.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His fellow referees dressed as a fisherman, an admiral and a commander.
    M.L. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • While normal interaction between players and referees will continue, the aim is that guidance will stop players from surrounding the referees in key incidents.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Records obtained by the Journal Sentinel show the two sides still appear far apart in their wants, according to contract offers submitted to a state arbitrator.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The odds of a court petition would be long, however, as federal law requires judges to show deference towards arbitrators.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jazz Chisholm also expressed frustration with the umpire after he was called out on strikes.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson grabbed the bat and gathered with the three other umpires in his crew.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While the former army officer impressed judges with her delicate sugar work and love of French patisserie, navigating life after her win proved unexpectedly difficult.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Herald filed a letter to the judge on Thursday.
    Julie K. Brown Miami Herald, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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