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 Cush said Kelley Black’s post about McMillen and Willensky violated two board censure resolutions taken against Kelley Black in 2025. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Most of us start each January off with a slew of resolutions. — Mimosa Jones Tunney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Democrats also have repeatedly forced votes on war powers resolutions, two of which passed. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 The End of Oak Street is a hoot and a half, but its resolutions yield far more questions than actual answers. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 At least 40 states and Puerto Rico considered more than 300 measures related to children and social media during the 2026 legislative session, with 10 states enacting new laws or adopting resolutions. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 That year, China voted for five UN Security Council resolutions to impose crippling sanctions on North Korea and tighten monitoring requirements. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 ConServe members have introduced climate-action policy resolutions in more than 20 school districts, including Berryessa, Fremont Union, Milpitas, Pleasanton and Sunnyvale. — Tara Sreekrishnan, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resolutions
  1. decisions
  2. opinions
  3. conclusions
  4. verdicts
  5. determinations
Noun
  • Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • There are different opinions about what makes a plant native and at what geographic scale.
    — Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Arday’s story has dominated headlines, with coverage spanning the political spectrum - and leaders from Prime Minister Andy Burnham down pressed for their opinions.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Grant, regrettably, was ranked 36th and last for his work on 10 snaps, though that’s too small a sample size to make any conclusions whatsoever.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • These conclusions are based on Bitsight's technical research.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • Recent verdicts raise the stakes The Oakland case follows two major courtroom losses for Meta earlier this year.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Our book lists, after all, aren’t meant to be final verdicts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of verdicts
Noun
  • The official causes of death remain pending determinations by the medical examiner.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, that may change as governors’ teams shift from collecting information to making final determinations.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of determinations

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