determining

verb

present participle of determine
1
as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) a three-member panel will determine the case

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2
as in figuring
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration trying to determine which direction we were facing

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3
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

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4
as in stopping
to come to an end your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here

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5
as in settling
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute your choice of college could determine the rest of your life

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Recent Examples of determining Public voting accounts for 10% of the final decision, with a selection panel determining the winner. — CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 Alongside Peter, Monahan began to rethink the modeling of his sculpture, with artist and patron determining the distance and grade of the slope by walking away from each other. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Whether Kansas can handle Milan Momcilovic may go a long way toward determining if the Jayhawks can beat Kentucky for the fourth straight time in the Champions Classic. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026 Governments have had a hard time determining how to tackle fertility decline. — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026 So much of it was listening on the ground, day to day, determining what to do. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026 The weather, therefore, will be one of the biggest factors determining who gets the best view. — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 The bigger shift will arguably come from AI, determining the future winners and losers. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026 That's almost certainly an undercount, the organization says, because so many ads don't contain disclaimers and because determining AI use is difficult in some instances. — Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determining
  1. deciding
  2. figuring
  3. finding
  4. stopping
  5. settling
  6. judging
  7. choosing
  8. learning
Verb
  • People are finding little ways to be whimsical by taking up crafts, going to pottery classes, picking up analogue hobbies, or bedazzling their plastic sippers and deciding that counts.
    — Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Wickliffe has become Cleveland’s version of the Rams’ Aaron Donald as far as deciding to return to the football field at the last minute and test himself.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of deciding
Verb
  • How to Quit Smoking finds Fike at 30, now a dad and still figuring a lot of things out.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
  • There’s a lot left to get back on the right track — especially with the New York Giants figuring things out at the top of the division — but Monday’s result could serve as the launching pad for a run in the next few weeks.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • Drone technology and artificial intelligence are rapidly reshaping modern warfare, but the world's biggest defense contractors are finding that demand for tanks, fighter jets and other traditional military equipment remains strong.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • How Image Processing Reveals the Solar Corona Capturing the corona’s delicate structures means finding a way to show its brightest and faintest features in the same image.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • Cornerbacks Jacob Parrish and Zyon McCollum had Tampa Bay's other picks, with the last turnover stopping a second-half drive in Bucs territory when Atlanta still had an opportunity to get back into the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • At the rear, stopping duties are handled by a 230-mm disc and a two-piston caliper, also using 27-mm pistons.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Even before settling in Windsor, Harry and Meghan lived at Nottingham Cottage, within the Kensington Palace complex.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Installing a garden fence or covering your garden during the winter can help discourage them from settling there.
    — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of settling
Verb
  • Give the question a little more time before judging your ability.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Buyers are judging firms with less contact, just as surface signals mean the least.
    — Tobias Fischer, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of judging
Verb
  • For a young scientist, choosing a career in research requires confidence that years of training will lead to an opportunity to contribute.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • For a seller choosing a grader, that established resale demand can outweigh a competitor’s lower fees or faster turnaround times.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of choosing
Verb
  • Regardless, there’s a fascinating swing from FOMO (fear of missing out) to JOMO (joy of missing out), and today’s women are learning that alone time is important for personal growth.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Reflecting on the workshop’s impact, one participant said the SkyWater tour was excellent, the instructors were great, and the teachers enjoyed learning from like-minded educators.
    — Debra Gulick, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of learning

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“Determining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determining. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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