decides (on)

present tense third-person singular of decide (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decides (on)
Verb
  • Stocked with 24 whole-leaf teas that beckon to be opened and enjoyed each day of December before Christmas, the set itself doubles as an objet d’art that will beautify the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever else its recipient chooses to park it for the month.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That rigidity probably explains why Gospodinov chooses, against all evidence, to call the book a novel.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Other playful jeering is fair game, including when a winner selects the next ticket and ends up drawing his own numbers twice more in a row.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This nationally competitive program, funded by NASA, selects students who will increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math through Earth and space education.
    Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 21 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 6 Nov. 2025.

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