decisions

plural of decision

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Recent Examples of decisions Human personnel retain oversight of the identification process and subsequent operational decisions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026 This story is part of a statewide partnership of more than 30 nonpartisan newsrooms and universities working to help Florida voters make informed decisions in the 2026 elections. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Some of that would be welcomed because there are still key questions about the administration’s decisions that probably deserve public answers. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 Combined with Direct’s later equipment decisions, independently raised cash could let Anthropic compare hardware and funding options with less need for the company selling the machines to help pay for them. — Wen Shao, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 The people who told the Associated Press about Johnson’s and Scalise’s decisions insisted on anonymity to disclose them. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Power reliability ranks number one in logistics location decisions. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 Most state lawmakers understand this, but some pivotal decisions are being made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). — Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026 Both turned out to be inspired decisions — those two appointments transformed his mind and body. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
  • Episodes are constructed to hook viewers quickly while giving them enough information to form opinions about the characters — there’s an active following on Discord where fans share plenty of comments, theories and debates.
    — Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Simon’s hospitalization unites his estranged parents, played by the always-nice-to-encounter Joaquina Kalukango and Jason Tam, who have differing opinions about whether to take him off life support.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sunday wasn’t a day to make any grand conclusions about Malik Willis.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But the methodology Benson and her co-authors used to reach those conclusions 21 years ago has not been generally understood.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Bennathan said the jury must reach unanimous verdicts on each of the charges to convict Brand.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Sorrells has sought death for nine of 154 eligible defendants during his term, with juries returning death verdicts for Valerian O’Steen and others.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • All of those assertions, however, rested on the critical determinations made by the scientists handling the storage chapter.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But in short order, the Marine Corps and Navy made similar determinations in the cases of other families.
    — Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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