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Recent Examples of decider
Using the next decider, Texas State went 1-2 against Southern Miss and JMU, while Coastal Carolina went 2-1, slotting them into the third seed in the Sun Belt Championship.
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Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Medicals may be the ultimate decider here, but Banks had dominant reps against both run and pass during Senior Bowl practices.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The White House doesn’t comment on potential clemency requests, but the president is the ultimate decider on pardons and commutations.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Germany and Spain were proponents of the EMPA, while Italy, which ultimately voted in favor, was regarded as a key decider in the matter.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump, however, cast himself as the final decider of how a possible peace deal shakes out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Lionel Messi hopes to provide the spark as Inter Miami takes on Vancouver in this year’s MLS Cup decider.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday after a costly strategy error by McLaren hurt both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, setting up a three-way championship decider next weekend in the last Formula 1 race of the 2025 season.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
With the loud Italian crowd behind him, Sinner proceeded to save another break point in the seventh game before going on to break Alcaraz in the decider, dropping to the court in celebration after confirming the victory.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Medicals may be the ultimate decider here, but Banks had dominant reps against both run and pass during Senior Bowl practices.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The White House doesn’t comment on potential clemency requests, but the president is the ultimate decider on pardons and commutations.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Germany and Spain were proponents of the EMPA, while Italy, which ultimately voted in favor, was regarded as a key decider in the matter.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
Trump, however, cast himself as the final decider of how a possible peace deal shakes out.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2025
Lionel Messi hopes to provide the spark as Inter Miami takes on Vancouver in this year’s MLS Cup decider.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday after a costly strategy error by McLaren hurt both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, setting up a three-way championship decider next weekend in the last Formula 1 race of the 2025 season.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
With the loud Italian crowd behind him, Sinner proceeded to save another break point in the seventh game before going on to break Alcaraz in the decider, dropping to the court in celebration after confirming the victory.
—Patrick Sung, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
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Music selection is handled by Luca Fiore and Giorgio Miccoli, with top selectors playing on a custom hi-fi system nightly.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Derek VanRiper, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don.—
Jake Ciely,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is a man who is the voice of the British establishment, its moral arbiter whose ethics are not to be questioned lightly.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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His sponsor in this effort was George Montgomery, a childhood friend of his who, as much as anyone, was the master arbiter of New Orleans high society.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 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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But the referee called Malango for a foul leading to the pass to Rodriguez.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The referees quickly flagged it for goaltending, and with it, Hall set the program record for most points in a season by a freshman.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In February 2026, an arbitrator found that the publication of the report cards violated the CBA with the league and ordered the NFLPA to refrain from publishing or publicly disclosing any future report cards.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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An arbitrator overturned the police chief’s decision in 2015.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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While the umpires awkwardly walked off the field, and while each side’s dugout glanced around for confirmation, the Surprise Stadium public address announcer made the call.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Challenges must be made immediately after the umpire’s call.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lesli Boese told the judge Thursday that Casap was too dangerous to ever be released from prison.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that judges who blocked executive orders sanctioning several law firms had infringed on the president’s authority.—
Mark Berman,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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