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Recent Examples of decider
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.
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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
Chelsea went on to lose the last-16 first leg 5-2, with the decider in London on Tuesday.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The Warhawks took Saturday's game 6-3, forcing Sunday's decider.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
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
Chelsea went on to lose the last-16 first leg 5-2, with the decider in London on Tuesday.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The Warhawks took Saturday's game 6-3, forcing Sunday's decider.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
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Check out a promotional poster as well as a preview of the Catwoman suit selector functions below.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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The limited edition is powered by a fresh in-house movement (JCAM62 caliber) with an entirely new melody selector complication at 10 o’clock that allows the wearer to choose between two snippets of Nino Rota’s world-famous score by pressing a pusher at 8 o’clock.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Oxygen proved to be a particularly potent arbiter of the disk’s chemical evolution in the simulations because its fluctuating levels dictate the oxidation state of the resulting minerals, ultimately yielding the three families that mirror the three chondrite varieties.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the House has historically been reluctant to serve as the final arbiter of a lawmaker’s career, preferring to give that final say to the voters.—
Kevin Freking,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 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 42-year-old Swanson overmatched Landwehr with a bevy of punches to the head before referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight with 54 seconds left in the opening round.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The 42-year-old Swanson overmatched Landwehr with a bevy of punches to the head before referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight with 54 seconds left in the opening round.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The dealer argued in court that the arbitrator was biased.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Appeals from Doncic and Cunningham were successful, but Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards was denied by an independent arbitrator, the NBA and the NBPA announced.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the umpires ruled the play still live and Antonacci ran around the bases for a two-run, inside-the-park home run.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Judge was at the plate in the third inning when the umpire said the Royals’ Noah Cameron had missed the zone with a curveball.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The pretrial testimony came as Robinson’s attorneys pressed a Utah judge to ban cameras from his case.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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The judge was furious, setting Baldwin free.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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