decisive action
noun
: an action or actions done quickly and with confidence
In emergency situations, one must be able to take decisive action.
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Trump often describes them as burdens that inhibit his desire for swift, decisive action.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
My administration is taking fast, decisive action to solve this crisis.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump took decisive action Saturday in launching precision military strikes in Venezuela that enabled special forces to seize and detain Maduro, an illegitimate leader despised by his own people.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
On the Republican side, candidates praised the strikes as decisive action to take down a criminal regime.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Greg Myre, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
My administration is taking fast, decisive action to solve this crisis.
—Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump took decisive action Saturday in launching precision military strikes in Venezuela that enabled special forces to seize and detain Maduro, an illegitimate leader despised by his own people.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
On the Republican side, candidates praised the strikes as decisive action to take down a criminal regime.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for decisive action
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“Decisive action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%20action. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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