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Recent Examples of decider
Southampton were charged by the English Football League with a rule breach and went on to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in the play-off decider at St Mary’s, setting up a meeting with Hull at Wembley with a place in the Premier League at stake.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 14 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
Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 14 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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Your mileage may vary with senseless AI text as a source of amusement, but there’s something to be said about foregrounding AI’s often absurd flaws and its potential for misuse, rather than dressing it up as some impartial arbiter of factuality.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
13 May 2026
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Awards are only one arbiter of impact, obviously.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 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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The combo left Gualtieri lying on the ropes with a look of shock on his face as the referee started his count.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Rhodes was about to line up Zayn for a Cross Rhodes when Gunther came out and put him in a sleeperhold, but the referee didn’t see it.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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In the first major test of the system, an arbitrator Monday upheld CSC’s decision.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Also, an arbitrator looking at a similar set of facts and circumstances in a future NIL dispute could reach the opposite conclusion.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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After Will Smith flew out, Max Muncy worked a full count and took a slider near the outside corner that was called strike three by home plate umpire Rob Drake.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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Marte’s three-run homer, the first walk-off of his career, was preceded by home plate umpire Bill Miller calling Susac for catcher’s interference.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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Meanwhile, a Cook County judge on Thursday declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged wrongdoing by federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Vêtir also welcomed new additions– Stephanie Horton, senior director of global commerce at Google, and Nina Garcia, editor-in-chief of ELLE and Project Runway judge–to its advisory board, which would help deepen its expertise across global commerce, media, and luxury consumer behavior.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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