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
Most determinate tomatoes will have produced the bulk of their fruit within a short window, often before summer ends.
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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
The length of the harvest window for slicing tomatoes depends on whether the plant is determinate or indeterminate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
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
The length of the harvest window for slicing tomatoes depends on whether the plant is determinate or indeterminate.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinate
Adjective
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Unlike conventional nylon, these fibers are biodegradable under certain conditions, yet remain durable, silky-soft.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Part of a software update, advertisements will appear on certain refrigerator cover screens when the Family Hub fridge is idle.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Labor experts believe that the limited enforcement is largely due to limited resources.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, limited number of shows for the film did not help its cause at the box office.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When Spirit emerged from bankruptcy in March, its leaders were hoping to find more stable financial footing.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Huff predicts that white and blue collar alike could be on the chopping block, with impacts spread across gig and stable professions and routine jobs like data entry and customer service among those facing the greatest risk.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stop treating your knowledge like a finite resource.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Spectrum is a finite asset and licenses for big blocks, like those Charlie Ergen had been sitting on for years, don’t come up for sale that often.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Fed’s move will also lower interest rates on personal loans, so now might be the time for a debt consolidation loan, which would replace your existing card balance with a lower, fixed rate.—
Ryley Amond,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The snug drawstring closure and four fixed buckles that attach to each chair leg help keep the cover from blowing away in the wind while keeping dirt and debris out.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Runkles was taken into custody by DPS and booked into a Maricopa County jail on charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer and bringing a weapon into a restricted area, according to Graves.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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While commercial pilots are allowed to use iPads and electronic tablets in the cockpit to access navigation charts and checklists, the tone of the exchange sparked questions about situational awareness in a restricted airspace.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For decades, scientists have considered the moon a dead world—a silent, unchanging landscape where nothing stirs.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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An unchanging body map could be a huge boost for the emerging field of brain-computer interfaces, which can allow a paralyzed person to speak or move a robotic arm.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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By Wednesday, Kimmel’s bosses at ABC—owned by Disney—decided to yank him without a definite return date.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is a definite need to give the AI overall guidance about the code generation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Determinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinate. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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