decides (on)

present tense third-person singular of decide (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decides (on)
Verb
  • Allison Riley, an executive with one of the project’s developers, said if the city chooses not to appeal the judge’s ruling and stops fighting the project, groundbreaking could occur late next year, with the development finished by 2030.
    Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • John Early, as anyone encountering his work soon apprehends, chooses the latter.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Verb
  • Traditional approaches were sequential - owner selects the architect and design firm, the design is completed, bids are invited from contractors, after which construction begins.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Each volume’s series editor selects notable work from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites, and a special guest editor, a leading writer in the field, then makes the final selection for the anthology.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
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“Decides (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decides%20%28on%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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