1
as in decision
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
the determination with which the pioneers settled the land despite many hardships and setbacks
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2
as in opinion
a position arrived at after consideration
a determination by the judge regarding an appropriate sentence
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3
as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
his determination of the truth of the matter
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Recent Examples of determination
There was no preliminary determination as to whether this was a natural death, the sergeant said.
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Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Aero Race jersey reflects our joint determination to do just that.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Early intervention and determination made the difference.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
With revenue of more than $25 billion last year out of 55,000 shows and events, Live Nation now has to await Judge Arun Subramanian’s determination of what the actual damages are.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
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Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
The Aero Race jersey reflects our joint determination to do just that.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Early intervention and determination made the difference.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
With revenue of more than $25 billion last year out of 55,000 shows and events, Live Nation now has to await Judge Arun Subramanian’s determination of what the actual damages are.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for determination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determination
Noun
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And even then, the decision could be out of his hands.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Karnišovas’ poor communication skills meant Donovan almost always was the spokesman for management’s decisions, even up to the Jaden Ivey debacle last month.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That’s just one opinion, though.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Vote here The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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The 20% small-business deduction was made permanent in the 2025 Republican tax and spending bill.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Higher-income households captured the largest OBBBA benefits through SALT deductions and bracket changes, while the gas price shock hits hardest at the bottom.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After all, confidence and decisiveness are hallmark traits of executive presence, a quality long sought by boards, taught at top business schools, and used at performance review time as a catch-all descriptor to either promote or shelve C-suite hopefuls.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
1 Apr. 2026
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The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, and the head of Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, have been models of clarity, calm, and decisiveness.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Final verdict The Royals still have everything ahead of them.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Galipo said the verdict also brought some closure for Garcia’s daughters — Emily, 23, and Camila, 17 — who have been dealing with the case for the last five years.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the early days of the AI boom, all the focus was on GPUs, or graphics processing units, for training large language models and powering inference applications.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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The shift mirrors moves by Salesforce, ServiceNow, and AI coding rivals Replit and Cursor, all of which have turned to consumption pricing as inference costs bite into margins.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Songs here that start off surprisingly bracing resolve into big, sleek choruses, the work of firm believers in the power of heroic, high-protein mainstream alt-rock as a salve against encroaching darkness.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Released in 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dee returns to Baltimore full of resolve, faith, and a newfound purpose.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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McFarlane’s first interim spell obviously represents far too small a sample to draw any definitive conclusions about his tactical style.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The 2025 paper comes to the conclusion that the result wouldn’t be great.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Determination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determination. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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