determinants

plural of determinant

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Recent Examples of determinants Many of those outcomes can be attributed to social determinants of health, like affordability, care access and transportation. — Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026 Katie Garfield, who studies social determinants of health at Harvard Law School's Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, said the lack of federal guidance is stirring uncertainty for states that want to pursue nutrition programs in Medicaid. — Priyanka D McCluskey, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026 Vought responded to these setbacks by proposing new grant funding rules that would make political considerations key determinants in which grants get funded. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026 In their perspective published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine, a veterinarian and an oncologist quickly point out the social determinants of health at play in this scenario. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 One of us is a social epidemiologist who studies the social and structural determinants of health, and the other is a prevention scientist who studies risk and protective factors among young people. — Jonathan Wright, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 The article emphasizes that daily life conditions and behaviors within the home, not just clinic visits, are primary determinants of well-being. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Serlie and colleagues are now studying determinants of weight loss success after bariatric surgery. — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026 But the costs of the race will also be destiny determinants, as investors question the massive sums of capital being deployed and the timeline for seeing a return on the investment. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinants
Noun
  • On the lower level lie the Oceanfront Balcony and Premium Oceanfront Balcony rooms, with the same factors distinguishing Premium from not.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, over in Asia, a top McKinsey executive laid out what sets Asia's owner-CEOs apart, drawing on the firm's research that helps filter out the key factors that determine successful leadership.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • One theory focuses on political considerations — that extending the deportation reprieve could have made the administration appear weak on immigration to its conservative base, just ahead of next month’s consequential midterm election.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This operation provided valuable insight into the operational, infrastructure, sourcing and supply chain considerations for using ethanol as a marine fuel.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Israel has traditionally avoided official dialogue with far-right parties in Europe, where many factions have direct antecedents in post-Second World War neofascist movements.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Her model suggests that antecedents, physiological state and consequences continuously influence one another, with behavior emerging as the result of that interaction.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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“Determinants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinants. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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