as in determination
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
moved with speed and decisiveness in investigating the charges of the use of excessive force by the police
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Recent Examples of decisiveness
Letting go of the urge to justify decisions frees up time, sharpens focus and models decisiveness.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The decisiveness of Canberra’s actions is a measure of the extremity of Iran’s behavior.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
In those seconds, training and decisiveness matter most.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Cole Palmer is their star but new recruits Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens will give them an extra cutting edge and decisiveness in the final third.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
While Mercury connects to Mars, decisiveness earns you professional respect.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Running back In the first 11 practices of camp, rookie Jaydon Blue steadily picked up more reps with the first-team unit, as his burst and decisiveness began to stand out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
Unlike times during training camp when his play has been inconsistent, Fields showed decisiveness by taking what the Packers’ defense gave him.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The decisiveness of Canberra’s actions is a measure of the extremity of Iran’s behavior.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
In those seconds, training and decisiveness matter most.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Cole Palmer is their star but new recruits Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens will give them an extra cutting edge and decisiveness in the final third.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
While Mercury connects to Mars, decisiveness earns you professional respect.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Running back In the first 11 practices of camp, rookie Jaydon Blue steadily picked up more reps with the first-team unit, as his burst and decisiveness began to stand out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
Unlike times during training camp when his play has been inconsistent, Fields showed decisiveness by taking what the Packers’ defense gave him.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisiveness
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Wolf’s new deal is a testament to his determination.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her strength of character, artistic vision, and fierce determination remain profoundly inspiring today.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The basis of his decision, Greenfield said, was a long-running dispute with Unilever over the company's ability to pursue social justice and activist causes that were important to the founders.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Most cases of ear pressure resolve on their own, but there are times when medical attention is necessary.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the alternative would entail that each accuser has to separately litigate their claim of abuse in the Alameda County Superior Court, a lengthy process that attorneys said could wear out their clients’ resolve.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Be Relentlessly Persistent My mindset is relentless persistence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Decisiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisiveness. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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