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Recent Examples of determinate Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025 Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025 Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025 Space supported or caged determinate tomato plants 1½ to 2 feet apart, increasing the spacing to 2 to 2½ feet for unsupported plants. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025 Indeterminate tomatoes grow larger than determinate types but are commonly pruned to a single main stem. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025 Opt for determinate varieties, which grow 3 to 4 feet tall in a bushy form and produce fruit in four to five weeks. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025 Pumpkins and other crops with sprawling vines can quickly overwhelm a small space, but root crops, determinate tomatoes, green onions, chili peppers, and leafy greens are all small enough for indoor growing. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024 Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinate
Adjective
  • Keep in mind that buckwheat can cause allergic reactions in certain people (especially in Asian countries), particularly if eaten frequently or in large amounts.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 15 July 2025
  • The Thursday, July 10, raid came just as a federal judge ruled to block certain I.C.E. raids in Los Angeles based on methods being used to target detainees.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Space inside is limited, and this will likely be a very popular spot at Magic Kingdom.
    Megan duBois, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • This leads to confusion and frustration when their air conditioning is unexpectedly limited.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The president further argues that lower rates will make financing the ever-increasing federal debt cheaper, a factor which does not play into the Fed’s statutory dual mandate of ensuring maximum sustainable employment and stable prices.
    Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 July 2025
  • His early stardom never quite translated into a stable senior career as opportunities dried up in a system overflowing with talent.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • While some resources are finite (e.g., only 500 companies in the Fortune 500), the pie often expands when inclusion thrives, creating new opportunities for all.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • There are, after all, a finite number of traditional colleges, but a seemingly infinite number of pathways beyond college.
    Maria Flynn, Time, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Try declaring fixed meal times, choosing default clothes or automating basic routines.
    Akin Akinpelu, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Von Miller and others at the Deutsches Museum knew that fixed holes could not represent the complexity of a moving planet.
    Martin Bush, Space.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Sign-and-trades could open up additional possibilities, although base-year-compensation rules would complicate that for any restricted free agents who are eyeing a significant raise.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • The six agents had been placed on restricted duty after the rally while the agency conducted a lengthy internal review.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Published in 1915, and already widely accepted worldwide by physicists and mathematicians, the theory assumed the universe was static – unchanging, unmoving and immutable.
    Rob Coyne, Space.com, 13 July 2025
  • This glass brings motion and vitality to an art form typically thought of as static and unchanging, co-authors Lisa Stone and Jim Zanzi point out in their 1991 book, The Art of Fred Smith.
    Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The video is generally crisp, though the limited frame rate (15 fps) is a definite weakness with moving subjects.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
  • The one that doesn’t have a definite endpoint and could yield some interesting negotiations is Wyatt Kaiser’s deal.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 9 July 2025

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“Determinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinate. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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