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 The assistant secretary’s office is involved in decisions about funding next-generation vaccines against pandemic flu or other infectious disease threats. — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Also, the judge noted, whether TB12 partnered with MET wasn’t about influencing consumer decisions but instead how TB12 fit into the orbit of apparel and bioceramic powder companies. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026 Their policies are forcing consumers to make increasingly difficult decisions between their health and other life essentials — tradeoffs that get tougher each year. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 If a Fed policymaker is found to have violated the blackout period, which is a rare occurrence in the central bank’s history, they could be asked to recuse themselves from policy decisions or face pressure to resign. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Winning teams prioritize certain habits, decisions and processes in cultivating their culture. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Our financial supporters are not involved in any decisions about our journalism. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026 In environments where software influences real clinical decisions, rigor is not optional. — Boris Berat, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
  1. opinions
  2. conclusions
  3. verdicts
  4. determinations
Noun
  • The Supreme Court has released a slew of opinions to mark the end of its current term, and one of them could prove to be a landmark case for personal protections.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
  • In Berlin, talent were constantly asked about their political opinions at the film press conferences.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
  • Over-reliance on AI for immediate conclusions risks individuals missing the crucial process of building foundational knowledge and critical thinking.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • Yolo County jurors in June 2025 acquitted Dominguez of second-degree murder in Breaux’s killing and failed to reach verdicts in Abou Najm’s killing and Guillory’s attack.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Both prison sentence and ban have been shortened The appeals court upheld guilty verdicts for all 11 accused, including Le Pen and other party members.
    — Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • As a result, conversations with a practitioner about these determinations usually involve a meaningful educational component.
    — James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Some states have since created their own navigability tests to make more specific determinations.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of determinations

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