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as in chooses
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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as in determines
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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as in arranges
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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as in settles
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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as in derives
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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Recent Examples of decides
Lucky decides to take Mason to his first baseball game in Atlanta, only to encounter a series of complications and setbacks for which fatherhood, grief, and economic barriers are a distinct part of the Black American experience.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Outgoing Mayor Vi Lyles has announced her intent to resign by June 30 or whenever the council decides on her replacement.
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Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
The vendor that decides fraud for you is also deciding for your competitors.
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Agustín Guerra,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Next steps While unanimous support from the advisors is a positive sign for the vaccine’s fate, the FDA ultimately decides whether to grant approval.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
In reality, a steelhead is just a rainbow trout that decides to go to the ocean, and then returns to its natal river to spawn.
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Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
Something that required Furiosa to be the one who decides.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Starter Eric Lauer battles erratic fastball command and early damage yet completes six innings, while the Rays’ Nick Martinez matches him before a bullpen misstep to Rojas decides a tight opener.
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Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Those three votes are compiled, and then that decides the winner, and each one has a different percentage of the vote.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Outgoing Mayor Vi Lyles has announced her intent to resign by June 30 or whenever the council decides on her replacement.
—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
The vendor that decides fraud for you is also deciding for your competitors.
—
Agustín Guerra,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Next steps While unanimous support from the advisors is a positive sign for the vaccine’s fate, the FDA ultimately decides whether to grant approval.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
In reality, a steelhead is just a rainbow trout that decides to go to the ocean, and then returns to its natal river to spawn.
—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
Something that required Furiosa to be the one who decides.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Starter Eric Lauer battles erratic fastball command and early damage yet completes six innings, while the Rays’ Nick Martinez matches him before a bullpen misstep to Rojas decides a tight opener.
—
Liana Handler
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
Those three votes are compiled, and then that decides the winner, and each one has a different percentage of the vote.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decides
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But the spec sheet is the price of entry, not the reason anyone chooses you.
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So Josie chooses Klara, despite the latter being an older model.
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Authorities did say that additional information will be released once the three individuals are identified, and when the medical examiner determines their cause of death.
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If the state determines the bear is a threat to public safety, it will be euthanized.
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And then someone arranges logistics and provides the weapon.
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Aria even has a musical director, who arranges performances and special events and compiles soundtracks for individual stays.
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Soft, salt‑sweet air settles over a stretch of sand where no one seems in a rush to be anywhere else.
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Still, after the dust settles, the Iranian regime may end up in a better financial situation than before the war started.
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Tippecanoe River Winamac, Indiana Affectionately called Tippy by locals, the Tippecanoe River in northern Indiana derives its name from the Miami Indian word for buffalo fish.
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Soccer derives its beauty from its simplicity.
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But where her labelmates routinely drape their songs in warm, dense fuzz, Babuka Black opts for clarity and directness.
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He is featured on Kelli's Instagram Although Joel opts to be away from the spotlight, Kelli gives her Instagram followers a look at their lives together.
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Kane considers himself in the same tier as those strikers and said he couldn’t be outdone in his own opener.
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Graves said law enforcement considers Sanchez-Munoz armed and dangerous.
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Pochettino is not a man who understands why anybody would want to wait.
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The company has 23 quantum systems installed at research institutes, enterprises, and high-performance computing centers and understands the need and urgency for fault-tolerant quantum computers.
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“Decides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decides. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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