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Recent Examples of decider
Seiya Suzuki singled in two runs to key a three-run 10th inning and Jordan Wicks, called up earlier Sunday, got a game-ending double play with the bases loaded to preserve the Chicago Cubs 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the decider of the three-game series.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
Sinner lost his last two sets 6-1; Sabalenka lost her decider 6-0.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
In the same group, Paraguay and Australia face off in a decider.
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David Hickey,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The crushing win followed England's own big win at Lord's and sends the series to a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Step 3 If teams remain tied after the above tiebreakers the final decider will be their most recent FIFA World Rankings.
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Game 5 of the series could be the decider.
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Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Sinner lost his last two sets 6-1; Sabalenka lost her decider 6-0.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
In the same group, Paraguay and Australia face off in a decider.
—
David Hickey,
NBC news,
25 June 2026
The crushing win followed England's own big win at Lord's and sends the series to a decider in Nottingham starting on Thursday.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
Step 3 If teams remain tied after the above tiebreakers the final decider will be their most recent FIFA World Rankings.
—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Game 5 of the series could be the decider.
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Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
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Marcus North, the England national men’s selector, arrived just in time to witness it first-hand.
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The Edsel also introduced the Teletouch transmission, which placed push-button gear selectors in the center of the steering wheel.
Noun
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In an television age where genre seems increasingly like a suggestion rather than a hard-and-fast rule, the Emmys are often the lone arbiter of whether a show is essentially a drama or a comedy.
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In conclusion, autonomous AI risks undermining the essential human spirit of science and weakening its role as an arbiter of social conflicts.
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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.
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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
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As Cape Verde prepared its defense, the referee blew the whistle, meaning Messi could proceed.
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Andy Davies, a referee who worked in the Premier League and Championship and was a Select Group referee for over 12 seasons, published a short analysis of the VAR process on this play for ESPN, saying that the review should never have taken place.
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An arbitrator overturned the university’s termination, ordering them to reinstate the professor of justice studies.
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Last year, an arbitrator ruled against the director, according to court filings.
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On Monday night, Contreras was ejected in the second inning after a check-swing strikeout prompted him to give a sarcastic ABS challenge gesture at the umpire, earning an instant boot.
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First base umpire Nic Lentz ejected him in the second inning after Lentz ruled Contreras failed to check his swing on a Miles Mikolas pitch that ended up being a strikeout.
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Over three days in the downtown courtroom in June, a Times reporter observed how many immigrants were funneled into the courtroom in groups, and the judge rarely addressed them directly, typically calling up around five cases at a time.
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Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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