decide on/upon
phrasal verb
decided on/upon; deciding on/upon; decides on/upon
: to choose (something) after thinking about the possible choices
He decided on blue rather than green.
I am having trouble deciding on a gift for them.
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The Trump administration took less than 24 hours to decide on a historic deployment of the National Guard.
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
David Smick was trying to decide on a title for his new documentary about the division taking place in America.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 7 June 2025
The prize was judged this year by Nick Laird, Anne Michaels, and Tomasz Różycki, who read and evaluated a total of 578 books to decide on the winner.
—Literary Hub
june 5, 2025, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
The courts did not decide on the merits of the case regarding the legality of post-Election Day ballot counting.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
David Smick was trying to decide on a title for his new documentary about the division taking place in America.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 7 June 2025
The prize was judged this year by Nick Laird, Anne Michaels, and Tomasz Różycki, who read and evaluated a total of 578 books to decide on the winner.
—Literary Hub
june 5, 2025, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
The courts did not decide on the merits of the case regarding the legality of post-Election Day ballot counting.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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“Decide on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decide%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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