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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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
Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
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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
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
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What is Valley fever? Valley fever is a lung infection caused by breathing in spores from Coccidioides, a fungus that lives in the soil and dust in certain regions of the United States and the world, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The frontcourt, on the other hand, is less certain.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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In the impactful Netflix limited series, Graham stars as the father of a young boy accused of murder.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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Despite having limited experience, Reggie was able to keep Yogi alive for three hours, Strilka said, adding that the boxer had only been present for Yogi’s epilepsy attacks once before.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Temperatures are all maintained and stable in all steps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2025
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They’re made with a contoured footbed packed with arch support, as well as a deep heel cup to keep your feet stable.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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The finite player sweats this quarter’s margins; the infinite player engineers a legacy.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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But hydroelectric dams are a finite and increasingly shaky power source.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
12 May 2025
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With fixed or limited income, the threats and implementation of tariffs plus the effect of years of relatively high inflation rates has taken their toll.—
Jim Wang,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In other words, to make its conventional arsenal survivable, the United States must replace its current stock of fixed and visible assets with elusive forces in multiple domains, following the nuclear triad model.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Their frontcourt of 6-foot-4 Breanna Stewart (who made all eight of her shot attempts in the restricted area) and 6-6 Jonquel Jones remains a matchup nightmare, especially against teams with limited frontcourt depth.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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After not being tendered by Tennessee as a restricted free agent in March, Gibbens visited Foxborough.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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On top of this, REITs can change their investment strategy annually, making the investment journey anything but steady and unchanging.—
Chay Lapin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The animation in short films up until that point had been silly, vaudeville-inflected; mostly featuring animals because humans were too hard to draw in an appealing way — mostly with static and unchanging expressions, on flat, simplistic backgrounds.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
21 Mar. 2025
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Seafood Courses The eight courses begin with an amuse-bouche containing definite New York touches including a King Salmon Everything Bagel plus a suggestion of a smash burger but composed of the fatty tuna Otoro, egg yolk gelee and Choux pastry and an A5 Wagyu & Hokkaido Uni Sando.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The auto speaks to a definite sense of nostalgia about a time four decades ago but has also been updated to become more user- and driver-friendly.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
5 May 2025
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“Determinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinate. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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