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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
GCCs today manage key functions that directly influence decisions, revenue and customer experience.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The decisions that have been made.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
But a mayor is unable to make such decisions alone.
—Connor Greene, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
As part of the newsroom, all April’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The Mets obviously have some decisions to make.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Policymakers have been forced to make decisions with limited information.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The scene is finally set for Mel to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The tastemaker brings to light a particularly poignant anecdote to illustrate the fact that her style decisions in the White House were nothing if not calculated — in many cases exerting a certain degree of soft power.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The decisions that have been made.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
But a mayor is unable to make such decisions alone.
—Connor Greene, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
As part of the newsroom, all April’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The Mets obviously have some decisions to make.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Policymakers have been forced to make decisions with limited information.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
The scene is finally set for Mel to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
The tastemaker brings to light a particularly poignant anecdote to illustrate the fact that her style decisions in the White House were nothing if not calculated — in many cases exerting a certain degree of soft power.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
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Discussion of his rule remains largely taboo in Indonesia, with mixed opinions about his legacy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The shares of Americans who trust each of the three branches of government are near five-decade lows, as opinions of the federal government grow more polarized.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The farm’s owners disputed the CFIA’s conclusions, arguing that the ostriches that survived the flu might offer disease-fighting antibodies for research – an idea that Kennedy endorsed in his letter to the CFIA in May after meeting with Canadian officials.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Admittedly, this study has a restricted scope and much more research is needed before conclusions can be drawn.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Petritaj appealed the verdicts and the lawsuits are still ongoing.—
Lindita Cela,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Once restricted to an elite group of editors sitting in the front row at runway shows, critiquing collections has become a spectator sport, with millions delivering instant verdicts online.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Experts make these determinations by reviewing epidemiological data about outbreaks, as well as molecular data that can determine whether individual viruses belong to the same transmission chain, says Jon Kim Andrus, chair of PAHO’s regional verification commission.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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In many cases, those determinations simply cannot be made until court cases begin, and evidence relating to the suspect's background and planning are publicly available.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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