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
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.
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Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Cucumbers, beans, small squash and melon plants, annual herbs, determinate tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, leafy greens, and annual flowers like cosmos and zinnias are just some of the plants that can grow in straw bale gardens.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Most determinate tomatoes will have produced the bulk of their fruit within a short window, often before summer ends.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Smaller tomato plants of the determinate type can add a splash of color while not overtaking the garden space.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Cucumbers, beans, small squash and melon plants, annual herbs, determinate tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, leafy greens, and annual flowers like cosmos and zinnias are just some of the plants that can grow in straw bale gardens.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Most determinate tomatoes will have produced the bulk of their fruit within a short window, often before summer ends.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Smaller tomato plants of the determinate type can add a splash of color while not overtaking the garden space.
—Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinate
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And Plaschke’s blood-boiling need to make the grand statement way before anything is certain doesn’t prove the Plaschke Curse is alive and well?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The outsize role that capital gains — income from certain investments — play in revenue makes the volatility worse.—
Lanhee J. Chen,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing will be open to the public starting Monday morning, but only in a limited capacity, allowing roughly 150 people per day to cross.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the few lessons learned from January’s whirlwind, and indeed Trump’s previous entanglements with Iran, suggest his military options ahead in the Gulf are limited, and far from great.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Reed was hospitalized in serious but stable condition on Sunday afternoon.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Medics took the unconscous survivor, identified by a co-worker as Garo Alexanian, to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens in stable condition.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Private insurance often covers a finite number of occupational or physical therapy sessions that would help someone recover from, say, a surgery or a broken bone.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Management attention is finite.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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There’s little the central bank can do about that because fixed mortgage rates, specifically, don’t directly track the Fed but typically follow the lead of long-term Treasury rates.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Declining enrollment also makes schools more expensive to operate because fixed costs remain even as student enrollment falls, the report said.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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This meant that the MQ-20 could fly aggressively without the danger of wandering into restricted civilian airspace or high-threat corridors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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In Indianapolis, Mayor Joe Hogsett said at a news conference Monday that travel would remain restricted to essential workers until at least midnight.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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What a transformation that would’ve been, of the effortful, unchanging days.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Beaches, which are enjoyed by millions of people each year and contribute significantly to local economies, also were listed as good and unchanging for the past decade.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, measuring a qubit causes its superposition to collapse into a single, definite state.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Jan. 2026
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So probably not, but also a definite possibility.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Determinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinate. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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