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a position arrived at after consideration
after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza
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Recent Examples of decisions
Bari Weiss directed the housecleaning at the newsmagazine last week, and Nick Bilton signed the letter telling Scott Pelley he was fired on Tuesday night, but the Paramount CEO owns the decisions and the disconcerting fallout.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Long term, there will be decisions to be made regarding how to link the individual qubits in a way that enables error correction.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
But organizers contended that a union would give them the legal right to a seat at the table in decisions about their jobs.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Their decisions could play a big role in whether the program will be entirely hollowed out or have some ties to the elements that have brought viewers in for years.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 June 2026
At some point, the preference for consistency and the resolve to make decisions built on past success starts to mirror stubbornness.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Postpone decisions, including major purchases, for another day.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
The office of county supervisor is nonpartisan, but Democrats hold three of the five seats and often vote together on important decisions.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Treat Them as Buffalo is, in part, my attempt to respect the lives and decisions of my great-grandmother, Sara Desjarlais, and my grandfather, John Palmer.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Long term, there will be decisions to be made regarding how to link the individual qubits in a way that enables error correction.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
But organizers contended that a union would give them the legal right to a seat at the table in decisions about their jobs.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Their decisions could play a big role in whether the program will be entirely hollowed out or have some ties to the elements that have brought viewers in for years.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 June 2026
At some point, the preference for consistency and the resolve to make decisions built on past success starts to mirror stubbornness.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Postpone decisions, including major purchases, for another day.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
The office of county supervisor is nonpartisan, but Democrats hold three of the five seats and often vote together on important decisions.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Treat Them as Buffalo is, in part, my attempt to respect the lives and decisions of my great-grandmother, Sara Desjarlais, and my grandfather, John Palmer.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
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The lawyer indicated that people are exercising their right to express opinions and to protest peacefully, rights enshrined in the Cuban constitution.—
Sarah Moreno
June 5,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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In separate opinions on June 4, the Colorado Court of Appeals vacated the homicide convictions of former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec and ordered new trials on those charges.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
Noun
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People can draw their own conclusions, though.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Lee also warned about drawing strong conclusions from early returns, estimating that only about 40% of ballots cast had been counted through Wednesday.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Sizable jury verdicts scare entities into expensive settlements, which raises the risk pool’s reinsurance costs and trickles down to members.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Trump has denied Carroll’s allegations against him and tried to appeal both verdicts but has been unsuccessful in both cases, putting him on the verge of having to pay out millions.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Despite the immense power of these evaluations, judges, attorneys and researchers have spent decades questioning the validity of psychologists’ determinations in custody disputes.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The variable nature of gig income can complicate benefit determinations.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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