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
Treat Them as Buffalo is, in part, my attempt to respect the lives and decisions of my great-grandmother, Sara Desjarlais, and my grandfather, John Palmer.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Expansion decisions are more calculated.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
In many organizations, one person is now responsible for far more people, decisions and expectations than traditional management positions were ever intended to carry.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
All are part of the official visit experience, which often leads to a wave of summer commitments as recruits look to make their college decisions before their final seasons of high school football.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Such decisions also helped eliminate unnecessary sexualization and fetishization.
—Tomris Laffly, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
This information helps policymakers, educators, and community leaders make informed decisions about educational interventions and resource allocation.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
In the Dolphins’ case, those player procurement decisions fall on the feet of general manager Chris Grier and (on the offensive side), Mike McDaniel.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The firm offers full-service interior design for residential and commercial spaces and also tackles renovations and new construction, helping clients handle myriad decisions and serving as liaisons to architects, contractors, and builders.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Expansion decisions are more calculated.
—Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026
In many organizations, one person is now responsible for far more people, decisions and expectations than traditional management positions were ever intended to carry.
—Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
All are part of the official visit experience, which often leads to a wave of summer commitments as recruits look to make their college decisions before their final seasons of high school football.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Such decisions also helped eliminate unnecessary sexualization and fetishization.
—Tomris Laffly, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
This information helps policymakers, educators, and community leaders make informed decisions about educational interventions and resource allocation.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
In the Dolphins’ case, those player procurement decisions fall on the feet of general manager Chris Grier and (on the offensive side), Mike McDaniel.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The firm offers full-service interior design for residential and commercial spaces and also tackles renovations and new construction, helping clients handle myriad decisions and serving as liaisons to architects, contractors, and builders.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
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Platner has said his past opinions were due to post-traumatic stress disorder suffered during his time in the military.—
Carter Schroppe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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Everyone can share their own opinions.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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For the United States, that fact leads to several conclusions.—
Olivia White,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Arab producers are drawing their own conclusions, redirecting supply chains away from Gulf chokepoints and investing in rail corridors linking inland production facilities to ports far removed from the current theater of conflict.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Sizable jury verdicts scare entities into expensive settlements, which raises the risk pool’s reinsurance costs and trickles down to members.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Trump has denied Carroll’s allegations against him and tried to appeal both verdicts but has been unsuccessful in both cases, putting him on the verge of having to pay out millions.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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By Saturday morning, Covey said that efforts to keep the tanks cool were failing, and that initial determinations that spraying the tanks was helping lower temperatures were not as effective as initially thought.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Even though applications are consistently being processed, and borrowers are getting their student loans forgiven through the program, the rate of incoming applications has consistently exceeded the rate of PSLF Buyback determinations, resulting in an ever-increasing queue.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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