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Recent Examples of determinacy
There are, after all, other ways to resolve under-determinacy without directly applying substantive moral principles.
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J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
Those principles, along with historical analysis, will resolve a great deal of apparent under-determinacy.
—J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
The iron determinacy of combustion; the vagaries of human capacity and choice.
—Longreads, 9 May 2017
J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
Those principles, along with historical analysis, will resolve a great deal of apparent under-determinacy.
—J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
The iron determinacy of combustion; the vagaries of human capacity and choice.
—Longreads, 9 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinacy
Noun
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The brutal truth: Your employees know when empathy is performed.—
Sahar Andrade,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In truth, that would be a good outcome for Kyiv now.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This sociological fidelity extends to the show’s cars and trucks; even vehicles in the background of a scene depict specific makes and models.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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The shorts are available for free on the Internet Archive, YouTube, and elsewhere, but their video and audio fidelity are a mixed bag.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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“Determinacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinacy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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