DETERMINATIONS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

determinations

noun

plural of determination

as in decisions

a position arrived at after consideration a determination by the judge regarding an appropriate sentence

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an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning his determination of the truth of the matter

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Recent Examples of determinations The federal government will then issue its final determinations, and what happens next will be unexplored legal territory. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Prior determinations can also affect future payment expectations, budgets, reserves and overall health plan strategy. — Christine Cooper, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Those determinations come a lot faster when races aren't close. — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 Importers should maintain documentation supporting their origin determinations, including relevant supplier information and manufacturing records. — Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Although a United Nations panel investigating the Myanmar military referred to genocidal intent, the United Nations does not make official determinations of genocide. — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The government expects states to rely increasingly on third-party data — on things such as workers’ compensation claims or prescription information — to help make determinations. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 Clinicians should be working to support us, not fumbling incompetently or making paternalistic determinations. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 But the high court rejected that finding, noting that the abuse-of-discretion standard defers to government agencies' determinations. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Most state lawmakers understand this, but some pivotal decisions are being made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

— Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Of course, bad decisions have to happen, or nothing will go wrong.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of decisions

Noun

Brazil's Supreme Court is investigating claims that Bolsonaro used a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court is investigating Bolsonaro for allegedly using a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.

— Daniel Kozin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deductions

Noun

Matching records, including inferences, generally must be deleted unless an exception applies.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
La Liga is yet to release distribution amounts for 2025-26 but, based on previous seasons and inferences which can be drawn from Barca’s latest figures, the amount the club must hand over to Sixth Street is in the region of €40million per year.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of inferences

Noun

Episodes are constructed to hook viewers quickly while giving them enough information to form opinions about the characters — there’s an active following on Discord where fans share plenty of comments, theories and debates.

— Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Simon’s hospitalization unites his estranged parents, played by the always-nice-to-encounter Joaquina Kalukango and Jason Tam, who have differing opinions about whether to take him off life support.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of opinions

Noun

One woman went to police, but the brothers appear to have faced no consequences.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of consequences

Noun

Kang also points to the pairing of family drama with a mystery that keeps forcing audiences to rethink both the characters and their own verdicts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The verdicts followed a month-long trial that included testimony about one victim pleading for his life before the killings.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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