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Recent Examples of decider
After battling back to win the second set, Cîrstea broke immediately at the start of the decider.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Pulisic got off a sizzling Serie A start, scoring seven goals in his first nine league games for Milan, including the decider in a 1-0 victory over Inter in November 2025.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
The only two unbeaten teams after two rounds remained on track to meet in a Grand Slam decider in the last round in Bordeaux in a month.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser each deposited a goal for Vancouver before DeBrusk and Boeser both assisted on Rossi’s game-decider.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Because systems that were never designed with women in mind cannot now be the final decider of their legitimacy within it.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Both teams successfully came through their respective playoff semi-finals over the weekend to make this week’s decider in Zenica.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Then Hamlin dominated last year's title-decider at Phoenix Raceway but the wrong call on the final pit stop cost him the Cup championship that has eluded the three-time Daytona 500 winner.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Pulisic got off a sizzling Serie A start, scoring seven goals in his first nine league games for Milan, including the decider in a 1-0 victory over Inter in November 2025.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
The only two unbeaten teams after two rounds remained on track to meet in a Grand Slam decider in the last round in Bordeaux in a month.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser each deposited a goal for Vancouver before DeBrusk and Boeser both assisted on Rossi’s game-decider.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Because systems that were never designed with women in mind cannot now be the final decider of their legitimacy within it.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Both teams successfully came through their respective playoff semi-finals over the weekend to make this week’s decider in Zenica.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Then Hamlin dominated last year's title-decider at Phoenix Raceway but the wrong call on the final pit stop cost him the Cup championship that has eluded the three-time Daytona 500 winner.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
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Marcus North looks set to become the first Australian to help pick the England men’s Test team after emerging as firm favourite to become the new national selector.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Awards are only one arbiter of impact, obviously.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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For outcomes to be taken more seriously by the industry, a third-party arbiter would likely have to take control of many of the measures of outcomes – or individual advertisers will have to work with a media company to design a framework around measuring goals.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Saints tried to cheat to get the win, but referee Charles Robinson caught him and stopped his count.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The referee, Gregory Kirkwood, was the assistant middle school principal at Tradewinds Middle School when Jackson attended there.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2026
Noun
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An 1899 decision by arbitrators from Britain, Russia and the United States drew the border along the Essequibo River largely in favor of Guyana.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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An arbitrator upheld the six games following an appeal.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
Noun
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Teams were successful in all four of their ABS challenges to plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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According to locals, a coach for a team out of Moscow, Idaho, approached the umpire over the walk-up music being played by the opposing team's parents.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The appeals court that ordered a trial court to reconsider Peters' sentence said the trial judge's consideration of her belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond what was relevant to sentencing her.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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The jury in Harvey Weinstein‘s rape trial in New York has deadlocked, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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