determinations

plural of determination

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Recent Examples of determinations To make determinations about its rate policy and other decisions to help the economy, the Fed relies heavily on official economic statistics that are collected and disseminated by the government. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025 The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025 In the years since, through the grief, everyone has arrived at their own determinations. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 States have reached conflicting determinations about whether and when those students ought to be recognized as employees and, if so, have the opportunity to unionize. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025 The White House has denied there will be any changes to disability determinations processes for certain Social Security welfare benefits. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025 State law requires licensers to provide initial determinations within 90 days. Max Rego, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025 The skin allowed researchers to make several key determinations. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025 Individuals maintaining significant personal and business contacts in more than one state remain exposed to potentially arbitrary residency determinations by hungry, enhanced state taxing authorities looking to replenish depleted operating budgets. Tom Cullinan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinations
Noun
  • There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Nike was previously one of the best growth stories for decades, but past leadership’s decisions have caused the stock to lag since late 2021.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such controls could become especially valuable given that, unlike the inferences tech platforms have been able to draw about users based on their online behavior, users tell AI chatbots personal things about themselves directly.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • These sections have some interesting inferences on how AI functions based on its programming and training material.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jacobson tells us what conclusions emerged from the forum about how to rebuild in the face of defunding and a contracting market in general for documentaries.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Those are the conclusions of two recent reports about spiraling utility bills, one looking at the past, the other foretelling the future.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The $85 million settlement fund will be distributed to qualified class members after deductions for fees, expenses and taxes.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • His spell also saw two points deductions for separate financial breaches and rumours of financial implosion prior to The Friedkin Group’s takeover last December.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the comment section, many people expressed different opinions regarding the seating plan.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Roughly 28 percent of Gen Z said different political opinions could lead them to turn down a date, only slightly higher than the 21 percent of millennials who said the same.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There could be consequences coming for LSU head coach Brian Kelly and his staff after losing a third game this season.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Immigrant and Latino communities — already under siege from ICE — now face not just intimidation, but real, fatal consequences.
    Bulmaro Vicente, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His campaign made people realise that a better mechanism was required for reviewing unsafe verdicts.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • It's considered among the most successful racketeering cases, resulting in guilty verdicts against eight different men.
    Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Determinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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