decisions

noun

plural of decision
as in opinions
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 This is also supportive for pricing your work, recognizing your talent, or making money decisions with more confidence. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 Golf the day of a game, a beer before it, those are a player's decisions. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Archer says the system can help controllers and flight crews detect emerging conflicts earlier, giving them more time to make informed decisions before safety risks develop. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 The comprehensive master plan will guide improvements, programming decisions and future investments for the next five years and farther. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Third, they aren’t moved by the creative decisions that make up your pitch deck. — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026 But over time, infrastructure can reshape the incentives and identities that drive behaviors and decisions. — Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 State officials would still make decisions about technology, according to the PERB filing, as the union only asked to provide suggestions. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Community leaders face difficult decisions about budgets, major repairs, insurance costs and homeowner affordability. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
  1. opinions
  2. conclusions
  3. verdicts
  4. determinations
Noun
  • Apparently, microwaving your tea is a tea-making method that stirs up some heated opinions, although some people still swear by heating water for tea in the microwave.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This move reflects a broader industry trend of re-evaluating AI integration, emphasizing that while AI creates abundance, unique human contributions like personal stories and opinions are increasingly valuable.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • The intelligence findings were shown to the AP on condition that the services involved were not identified, and the news organization was not able to independently verify the findings’ conclusions.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Drawing definitive conclusions from pre-season is foolish — but Lacey has shown his close control, pace, and scored an excellent goal in the previous friendly against Rosenborg.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • Lawsuits against dust-mask companies have resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements.
    — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Boards ask probing questions but rarely deliver blunt verdicts.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • So, in that regard, there is a lot of deference given to the executive branch to reach those determinations, including determinations that may be policy driven.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
  • Social Security serves more than 300 million Americans through benefit payments, retirement records, disability determinations, replacement cards and hundreds of millions of annual transactions.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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