determinations

plural of determination

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Recent Examples of determinations Social Security serves more than 300 million Americans through benefit payments, retirement records, disability determinations, replacement cards and hundreds of millions of annual transactions. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026 With the passport manager, customs authorities across the Gemini Cooperation’s trade lanes can communicate with importers on shipment status and make risk and compliance determinations using Altana’s agentic recommendations. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 Federal courts have historically treated such executive branch determinations as controlling, rarely second-guessing the government’s assessment that a foreign leader should receive immunity. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 My belief is that local municipalities and counties should have the right to make determinations about these projects. Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The determinations are critical, considering billions of dollars in the form of a rocket launch to Jupiter is now facing serious jeopardy. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026 Trump has taken longer on average to approve disaster requests than any other president, according to an Associated Press analysis of data dating back to 1989, when a federal law setting new parameters for disaster determinations was implemented. David A. Lieb, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Trump has taken longer on average to approve disaster requests than any other president, according to an Associated Press analysis of data dating to 1989, when a federal law setting new parameters for disaster determinations was implemented. David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 As a result, conversations with a practitioner about these determinations usually involve a meaningful educational component. James Lange, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinations
Noun
  • Of course, bond yields track many factors beyond forecasting FOMC’s decisions, but expectations of rising interests rates can help drive bond yields higher.
    Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • State officials would still make decisions about technology, according to the PERB filing, as the union only asked to provide suggestions.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • High-income taxpayers often spend considerable energy searching for additional deductions while overlooking the much larger impact of structural planning.
    D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Readers are encouraged to check individual organization websites for contact information and current hours before dropping off items, and ask respective organizations about receipts for possible tax deductions.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • To reach these conclusions, the research methodology estimated how violence would have continued had the schools remained open, compared with crime data in the years after 2013.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Why airline ratings miss the actual passenger experience The search for the best airline can lead to some unexpected conclusions, according to experts.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • Those inferences should be governed as sensitive even when the data behind them looks routine.
    Christophe Kolb, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • This requires dealing with contradictory sources, making inferences, performing many web searches, and more, but neither model had any trouble with any of it.
    Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Since these video debates thrive on viral clips, creators often bring in radical opinions to produce tension between groups.
    Vriti Shah, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • Recent Supreme Court Decisions Furthermore, in two opinions in 2026 the Federal Reserve’s independence has arguably been called into question.
    Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Noun
  • The gap appears when there are consequences associated with providing a wrong answer.
    TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The consequences of this were obvious in the Premier League last season.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Dominguez, who was declared legally insane the day after the verdicts, will be sent to a state mental hospital.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Those with founder-like experiences, even small ones, are likely to treat setbacks as data, not verdicts.
    Joash Lee, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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“Determinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinations. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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