resolutions

noun

plural of resolution
as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration her resolution to become a vegetarian is based on what she recently learned about modern farming practices

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Recent Examples of resolutions Photos were generally limited to 2,048 pixels on the long edge, while videos could be delivered at resolutions up to 720p. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Gary Common Council has passed resolutions against high NIPSCO bills. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Even their screen resolutions and sizes are close, save for the larger Lenovo model. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 And in the race for Michigan governor, Democrat Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s secretary of state, sought to tie Republican John James to Trump’s tariff agenda and for voting against the Iran war powers resolutions. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The Truman administration forwent congressional approval altogether and used United Nations Security Council resolutions to justify the intervention against Communist forces in the north, according to a White House news release from the time. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Spinnova did not announce an offering price, fundraising target or listing date in the meeting resolutions. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Kean, who has voted against resolutions aimed at halting military action in Iran, defended the war. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 Democrats quickly pointed out that, so far, Hinson had voted multiple times against resolutions in Congress to stop the conflict. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutions
  1. decisions
  2. opinions
  3. conclusions
  4. verdicts
  5. determinations
Noun
  • Called Motor Decide, the tool is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • The technology does not have opinions about its own existence.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Much of its work, particularly on national security matters, remains shielded from public view, but some of the office’s conclusions have emerged in often dense legal opinions.
    — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Given the inherent volatility and randomness of postseason baseball, trying to draw permanent or predictive conclusions from small sample size outcomes is ultimately pointless.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusions
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
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • 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, 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, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinations

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“Resolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resolutions. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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