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 Some states have since created their own navigability tests to make more specific determinations. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026 Third, confirm that worksite assumptions and wage-level determinations are defensible under the new rule, especially for remote or multi-location roles. — Lorraine D'alessio, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The approach uses the aspherical electron densities computed using quantum mechanics to arrive at accurate determinations of atomic positions. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2026 The conservative justices ruled that courts lack the authority to review determinations by the Department of Homeland Security to end temporary status migrants living and working in America. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 June 2026 The conservative Justices take a consistently grudging view of challenges to Presidential determinations in this arena, privileging executive authority over the rights of individuals—particularly when those individuals are migrants. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 June 2026 Although final determinations of what caused the June 14 crash in Butler and last year’s Johnson County crash are pending, authorities and some aviation experts have raised engine failure as a strong possibility. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026 With Friday’s victory, Paramount is staying on that timetable, but regulators in Europe and Britain have opened their own regulatory investigations and are expected to make their own determinations in the coming months. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Admissibility determinations are made on a case-by-case basis using law enforcement, national security, and immigration information available at the time of inspection. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 8 June 2026

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Noun

Reality Check is a Herald series holding those in power to account and shining a light on their decisions.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
When overseeing retirement accounts, employers have a fiduciary duty to make prudent decisions and put their workers’ interests first.

— Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026

Definition of decisions

Noun

The lawyer takes the tenets of mindfulness to heart, and Dusse takes both these tenets and his protagonist to absurd – and sometimes shockingly violent – conclusions.

— The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
Over-reliance on AI for immediate conclusions risks individuals missing the crucial process of building foundational knowledge and critical thinking.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of conclusions

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And a company that has worked with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the European Space Agency to deploy 30+ 30 Earth observation models and deliver hundreds of thousands of AI inferences in orbit just raised $11 million to scale even more.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 30 June 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, 22 June 2026

Definition of inferences

Noun

The Supreme Court has released a slew of opinions to mark the end of its current term, and one of them could prove to be a landmark case for personal protections.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
In Berlin, talent were constantly asked about their political opinions at the film press conferences.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Definition of opinions

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The consequences to all this are real, and could impact toss-up races around the country.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2026
Robotics researchers have also been developing world models to help robots predict the consequences of their actions in the physical world and plan accordingly.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Definition of consequences

Noun

Yolo County jurors in June 2025 acquitted Dominguez of second-degree murder in Breaux’s killing and failed to reach verdicts in Abou Najm’s killing and Guillory’s attack.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Both prison sentence and ban have been shortened The appeals court upheld guilty verdicts for all 11 accused, including Le Pen and other party members.

— Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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