dispositive

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Recent Examples of dispositive So, barring any change the husband’s dispositive plan is undermined and his children will only receive about $7 million initially. Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 The reality that this prosecution more likely would diminish rather than enhance consumer welfare will not be legally dispositive. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 The simple fact that American technology companies are some of the largest companies in the world and thus will necessarily see larger levies is not dispositive of some sort of anti-American bias. Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 The reality that this prosecution more likely would diminish rather than enhance consumer welfare will not be legally dispositive. Alden Abbott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dispositive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispositive
Adjective
  • To make market size less determinative and chaos more predictable.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • The 10 percent is not determinative for whether an employer has been partially suspended.
    Matthew Roberts, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This simple, clear shift in communication started to highlight the reality of who was contributing what.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 28 June 2025
  • The issue is parents need to decide because the science is very clear on fluoride.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • The series had a rather shocking ending, and in some ways, seemed pretty conclusive.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Those observations proved less conclusive than had been hoped, but during the rest of the voyage, Cook was able to map the coastland of New Zealand before sailing west to the southeastern coast of Australia—the first record of Europeans on the continent's Eastern coastline.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025

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“Dispositive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispositive. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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