1
as in to choose
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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2
as in to determine
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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3
as in to arrange
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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4
as in to settle
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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5
as in to understand
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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Recent Examples of decide
But DeSantis appears to be hoping that Trump’s early endorsement won’t decide the 2026 governor’s race.
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Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Each federal agency decides which services and employees are essential, which typically includes law enforcement officers, national security agents, active duty military personnel, and federal prison guards.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
But when Allie decides to give her ex-fiance a second chance and jilts her new flatmate, Hedra’s demure
demeanor begins to shift and increasingly sour.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Not least of which, how exactly does best picture get decided?
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
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Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Each federal agency decides which services and employees are essential, which typically includes law enforcement officers, national security agents, active duty military personnel, and federal prison guards.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
But when Allie decides to give her ex-fiance a second chance and jilts her new flatmate, Hedra’s demure
demeanor begins to shift and increasingly sour.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Not least of which, how exactly does best picture get decided?
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decide
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For all the doubt that antivaccine advocates, including RFK, Jr., have sowed around childhood immunizations, for all the political proclamations of conscientious objection and the freedom to choose, this child did not have a choice.—
Megha Satyanarayana,
Scientific American,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those on the college track might choose a school abroad, an option no longer reserved for the wealthy.—
Lisa Z. Lindahl,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Tropical cyclone is the catch-all term for the powerful, spinning storms that feed off warm oceans and the strength of which is determined by wind speeds.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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The data also helps to identify specific areas that are contributing to higher or lower inflation to determine if such variables are persistent or temporary disruptions.—
Chris Gunster,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Three years later, Ade arranged a romantic trip to Italy for the couple with the intention of asking Houston to be his wife.—
Megan Pinckney Rutherford,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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In 1894, Ah Say arranged to have a hundred-and-thirty-foot ceremonial dragon delivered for the community’s annual New Year celebration.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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In the 1970s, his family immigrated to the U.S., settling first in Massachusetts and then in California, outside of Los Angeles.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Slotkin’s spoke from Wyandotte, Michigan, a working-class community south of Detroit, as Democrats struggle to settle on a unified message to combat Trump, which was on full display Tuesday night as Trump delivered the longest address to Congress by a president in U.S. history.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The real stories of the game and its people from someone who lives it and understands it better than any member of the media who has never played the game ever could.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the startup is also building out its use of AI to understand complex datasets and more.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, Dolton voters opted to recall Henyard, but an appellate court ruled the vote was invalid.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Chung herself opted for the Barbour X Alexa Lizzy showerproof jacket in a scarlet red, a silhouette that very much speaks to Chung’s collection of chic outerwear through the years.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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At McDonald’s, she was judged on both the restaurant’s performance, as well as her own.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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The contest was judged by DAR member and film producer Blessing Joao, local actor and filmmaker Tony Janick and Los Altos History Museum Executive Director Anna Toledano.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Instead, smaller, specialized models are derived from these larger models to handle specific tasks efficiently.—
Amit Verma,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The results derived from a random sampling of 1,004 adults aged 18 and over living in all 50 states, based on phone interviews, with a margin of error plus or minus four percent and with a 95 percent confidence level.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Decide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decide. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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