determinations

plural of determination

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinations
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
Noun
  • Along with preventing that tax increase, the law added deductions for qualifying tips and overtime pay, as well as certain auto loan interest.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • According to its June 30, 2026 petition, the IRS disallowed several million dollars in business deductions.
    — Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • However, experts urged caution when drawing sweeping conclusions from subgroup survey data.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Gottschalck noted there are also relatively few strong El Niño events in the historical record to draw firm conclusions from.
    — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
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
Noun
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a range of opinions on political strategies and policies.
    — Alec Dent, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
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
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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Determinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster