decider

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Recent Examples of decider Borg’s team came back from 8-4 down to win 13-11 after Alcaraz defeated Fritz in the singles decider. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • Testimonials from former teammates tend to carry less weight with Hall of Fame selectors than testimonials from rivals, based on the thinking that ex-teammates feel obligated to endorse their friends.
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Premium trims gain ventilated front seats, and the gear selector migrates to the steering column, ostensibly to free up cabin space.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Eason appealed his firing, which was reviewed by an independent arbiter under the terms of his union’s contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
    Rafael Olmeda, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Atletico head coach appeared to gesture to the stands while walking towards the fourth official, before being shown a red card by referee Maurizio Mariani.
    Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Late in the fourth quarter of Game 3, Reeve was seen aggressively pursuing a referee.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to public records, Carpinello has also served as an arbitrator in BLA disputes with Minnesota Twins pitcher Génesis Cabrera and former Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman José Osuna.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Milwaukee Police Association President Alex Ayala said the arbitrator deciding the police union's contract was selected through a process involving input from both the union and the city, from a list of possible arbitrators provided by the state.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Varland bounced off the mound, fans behind the plate mimicked the umpire’s strikeout call.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • However, as the umpires left Wrigley Field on the first-base side — through the Padres' dugout — several members of San Diego had to be held back after going crazy on the men in black.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump sends California guards to Oregon A federal judge this weekend ruled that the president could not deploy 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland so the president ordered hundreds of California National Guard troops to deploy there instead.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The judge did not rule on the facts of the case, but rather that the suit should have been filed in New Zealand and not Wisconsin.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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