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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
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.
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Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
While the autonomy manages navigation, coordination, and execution, humans remain in control of all strike decisions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
That is a symptom of too many decisions requiring group consent.
—Steve Taplin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Such decisions also helped eliminate unnecessary sexualization and fetishization.
—Tomris Laffly, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 3rd House of Communication, illuminating messages, conversations, errands, and daily decisions with unusual clarity.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Presidential records are essential for the transfer of power between Administrations and helping lawmakers understand how past decisions were made.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Those decisions created the framework and zoning rules that still guide development today.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Grace Raynor, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The aftermath of one of Otto’s decisions gives Beever as Léna some rich material to work through, but strands Machado-Graner to an extent, including in a short subplot that feels like it was plucked from an entirely different screenplay.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
While the autonomy manages navigation, coordination, and execution, humans remain in control of all strike decisions.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
That is a symptom of too many decisions requiring group consent.
—Steve Taplin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Such decisions also helped eliminate unnecessary sexualization and fetishization.
—Tomris Laffly, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 3rd House of Communication, illuminating messages, conversations, errands, and daily decisions with unusual clarity.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Presidential records are essential for the transfer of power between Administrations and helping lawmakers understand how past decisions were made.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Those decisions created the framework and zoning rules that still guide development today.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
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According to the Russian human rights organization OVD-Info, over 20,000 Russian citizens have been detained since 2022 for expressing antiwar opinions, including online.—
Benjamin Nathans,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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Tax Court opinions are published and precedential, which means that they can be cited as primary authority in a Tax Court proceeding.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The authors were careful with their conclusions.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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The tool is being built to last, to be honest with people about hard choices, and to connect their conclusions directly to the levers of government.—
Jeffery Marino,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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In recent years, the Macon attorney has helped pass laws limiting lawsuits and civil verdicts.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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But the South Carolina State Supreme Court has now overturned those guilty verdicts.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Gaff ultimately admitted to his crimes in open court and provided details consistent with the determinations of police investigations, according to police.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd’s decision to pass on North Carolina and remain with the Wildcats brought him a raise, more money for his staff and a new chain of command, as the school’s president will make more high-level determinations for the program, rather than the athletic director.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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