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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 move is the first in a string of major central bank decisions this week, with the Bank of England up next, and followed by the Bank of Japan on Friday. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 But in the rush to improve efficiency through cognitive offloading, many leaders have failed to distinguish between tasks that can be automated versus decisions that require human judgment. — Kelly Huang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The two decisions came after the Missouri Supreme Court earlier this month blocked Hoskins and local election officials from using the gerrymandered map in November. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 And it was destined to fail, to do more harm than good, at the moment soccer’s lawmakers left both decisions entirely in the hands of referees. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Leaders should embody the values and mission of the organization, reinforcing the culture through their actions and decisions. — Samantha Likson, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 So that’s always in the background of [creative decisions] for sure. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The company said this plays no role in its enforcement decisions. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 There is no debate over the political nature of his appearances — something that makes a difference in networks’ decisions on whether to carry speeches live. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
  1. opinions
  2. conclusions
  3. verdicts
  4. determinations
Noun
  • No stranger to controversy or criticism, Sweeney, 29, faced the music from Olympic athletes, entertainment icons and millions of keyboard warriors who voiced their opinions of the naked ad.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Debut Having just premiered in Telluride days earlier, Jesse Eisenberg’s latest film was riding a huge wave of buzz for Julianne Moore’s lead performance, but opinions on the movie itself were harder to nail down.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • The analyst then used the AI to formalize its conclusions into a conventional military intelligence report without double- or triple-checking the validity of its conclusions.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There was still the possibility that all of this had been a colossal instance of jumping to conclusions on Tristan’s part, and that the name Buster had been chosen at random for its mass appeal.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • But the annual exorbitant expense is set to spike even higher next year as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration forecasts a $401 million price tag for such deals and verdicts in 2027.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Jefferson Parish jury deliberated for over five hours before returning with their verdicts on Thursday.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • Finally, the state should require the city to explain its tax determinations.
    — Michael Wolfe, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Thousands of unaccompanied minors have benefited from the office’s determinations.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinations

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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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