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deciding

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verb

present participle of decide
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Recent Examples of deciding
Adjective
Instead, the person must show race was the crucial and deciding factor. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 The bullpen gave up the lead on the first pitch, and then three more in the deciding 10th inning. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025 Travis weeks earlier cited as the deciding and unprecedented factor. Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024 As a result of the split, Sheboygan city residents play no deciding role in either of the two districts, which both lean heavily Republican. Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024 Several people said the job fell to Tillis to convince enough Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the bill so no one person had to be the final deciding vote. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2022 Playoff baseball is never easy. Shelby County knows that all too well following a highly-competitive deciding game against a fresh-faced St. Paul’s squad with rally blood pumping through its veins. Evan Dudley, al, 23 Apr. 2022 The jurors in the Rittenhouse trial were overwhelmingly White not only in the original pool of 179 prospects but also in the final deciding panel of 12, where there was only one person of color. Omar Jimenez, CNN, 23 Nov. 2021 Houck would be an obvious candidate to start again if the Sox are able to push this series to a fifth and deciding game. BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021
Verb
Perhaps Moreno was still deciding on Minasian’s status with the club. Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025 The new wording also gives the council wiggle room in deciding the city manager's annual salary, contract term and amount of severance pay. Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Others believed Los Angeles should have put the deciding play in quarterback Matthew Stafford's hands. Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 Cunningham’s veto votes, immigration comments draw ire Critiques came to a head this summer when Cunningham cast the deciding vote to override Stein’s veto of House Bill 318, which bolstered the legislation enacted last year requiring sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Mary Ramsey october 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025 Costs, time, lawn size, equipment, and know-how are factors that play a role in deciding what is best for your home and budget. Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025 On Monday, Robinson’s attorney asked a judge for more time to review evidence before deciding if his legal team will request a preliminary hearing. Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025 The process also follows Evers' preference for the commission to review the data before deciding what road work should be prioritized. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025 This is shown in social psychology experiments in which conservatives and liberals discriminate against one another to a greater degree than by race when deciding on scholarships and job opportunities. Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deciding
Adjective
  • While economic influence and diplomacy shape a country’s role in the world, the ability to defend its borders and project force abroad remains a decisive factor in global affairs.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres went with Robert Suarez, another stud right-hander, for the final four outs in the 3-0 victory that brings this postseason bout to a decisive Game 3 on Thursday in Chicago.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So much so, eventually Hamblin ended up choosing the second and third pours of whiskey for us, instead of Gandano.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Birth parents frequently cite financial hardship as one of their primary reasons for choosing adoption.
    Nicole Chung, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Louisville Metro officials are now determining local zoning rules to accommodate these new facilities, with a proposal to allow them in downtown without special permits.
    Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency has some resources for determining this measurement, which is called the Base Flood Elevation, or BFE.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elite Asian Matchmaker is a white-glove service that handles all the logistics, from vetting potential matches to arranging dates, allowing clients to simply show up and enjoy the experience.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The tour company optimized the schedule to match workers' paid time off, by arranging departure days scheduled around holidays or weekends, which minimizes the days a traveler would need to take from work.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jalen Suggs was starting at shooting guard before settling in at point guard before the playoffs.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The singer-songwriter, 35, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 36 — whose garden proposal took place over the summer after recording their New Heights podcast episode — are still settling into their new engagement status.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the years since, Wickelgren, Kass and others have reframed a host of other enumerative problems using motivic homotopy theory, deriving the relevant quadratic forms in various number systems.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • About half of the company’s sales are direct-to-consumer, deriving from the stores as well as Rails’ e-commerce site.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In this framework, the new recommendations are actively harmful, and not grounded in conclusive research.
    Dr. Sunny Patel, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The publication also noted that despite there being no conclusive evidence that Assata was directly to blame for the death of Foerster, New Jersey law stated that everyone involved was equally responsible for the murder.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of opting for a bulky option, travelers should opt for a packable puffer instead.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There are a lot of neutral rugs out there, and opting for a graphic design can help add some drama.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Deciding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deciding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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