decides (on)

present tense third-person singular of decide (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decides (on)
Verb
  • Tom gives him the chance to confess about leaking the information to the Dark Hearts, and Grasso chooses not to.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • If a parent chooses to remove their individual child (or children) from that particular lesson, it should not be done by banning materials for preventing the free sharing of information in a classroom that other parents do not share the same opinion about.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On the left wing, Charlton selects a rather more famous winger, Paco Gento.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Rhetta selects a regional winner at the end of each episode, and the overall winner is announced during the show's season finale.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Decides (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decides%20%28on%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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