1
as in certain
having been established and usually not subject to change
a determinate order of succession to the throne
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2
as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
contestants have a determinate length of time to answer the questions
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Recent Examples of determinate
Knowing the difference between determinate or indeterminate tomatoes.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Tomato cages are best used for low-maintenance, determinate, and bushy tomatoes, and are overall easier to set up than stakes.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
For determinate or semi-determinate tomato plants, which are shorter than indeterminate varieties but produce multiple stems, a cheap, easy-to-find tomato cage will often do the trick, says Farrell.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Prosecutors said McBride received a determinate sentence of 20 years and four months in prison, to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life in prison.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Tomato cages are best used for low-maintenance, determinate, and bushy tomatoes, and are overall easier to set up than stakes.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
For determinate or semi-determinate tomato plants, which are shorter than indeterminate varieties but produce multiple stems, a cheap, easy-to-find tomato cage will often do the trick, says Farrell.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Prosecutors said McBride received a determinate sentence of 20 years and four months in prison, to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life in prison.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinate
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DeGette is one of 45 members of the Democratic caucus on the litigation task force, which files legal motions and amicus briefs to support and challenge certain efforts in the courts.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Kateryna Bondar, a senior fellow with the Wadhwani AI Center at CSIS, told CNBC that humanoid robots could theoretically provide certain upsides on the battlefield due to their autonomy and human-like dexterity.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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All of the villagers are understood to have entered the cave in search of gold, part of an informal mining economy that has expanded across parts of Laos in recent years, particularly in remote limestone and river basin regions where formal livelihoods are scarce and enforcement is limited.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Yet barriers—insufficient research, limited care access, provider training, limited patient knowledge and skyrocketing costs—persist.—
Rachel Braun Scherl,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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These advanced technologies ensure the router maintains a high data throughput and more stable performance, even when in a congested network.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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An outcome would be more stable and adaptable behavior of the rover in granular environments.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Simulations are not opinions Pollsters have long used statistical models to generalize results from a finite number of replies.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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That said, our universe is gigantic, and light travels at a finite speed.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
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Without such a measure, the trick becomes too easy—stop the IRS from finishing the audit, declare there was no fixed debt, and walk away having avoided both the tax and the tax consequences of forgiveness.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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At that age, there's typically a little more financial certainty, as many retirees are claiming their maximum Social Security benefit and have adjusted to living on a fixed income.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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At the time, airlines like Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways had to stabilize operations around restricted airspace.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Fraser received a one-time award valued at $25 million in restricted stock and options after being elected Citi’s chairman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Through some creative circuitry, chip-scale EPR reverses this setup—using a simple magnet to create an unchanging field and sweeping through a band of oscillation frequencies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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The answer is a definite no, don't add red food coloring to your hummingbird food recipe.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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Keep words warm, yet clear and definite today so everyone relaxes sooner.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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“Determinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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