1
as in opinion
a position arrived at after consideration
after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza
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2
as in determination
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
acted with swift decision
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Recent Examples of decision
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter Tuesday informing Anthropic co-founder Tom Brown of the decision, citing Anthropic’s close coordination and cooperation with government officials to address risks associated with its models.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The three full dissenters from the court's ruling all believed the decision was historic, and historically wrong.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Team mentality spurs decisions The A’s were sitting at 40-44 heading into Tuesday, three games out of the American League West lead and 2 1/2 games out of the final AL Wild Card spot.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The department disagrees with the decision made and plans to fight it in court.
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Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
The three full dissenters from the court's ruling all believed the decision was historic, and historically wrong.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Team mentality spurs decisions The A’s were sitting at 40-44 heading into Tuesday, three games out of the American League West lead and 2 1/2 games out of the final AL Wild Card spot.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The department disagrees with the decision made and plans to fight it in court.
—
Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decision
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Coney Barrett signed on to the majority opinion that Roberts wrote, and Kavanaugh concurred.
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Maureen Groppe What will the justices do after wrapping up today’s final opinions?
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Croatia returned from the hydration break with determination, forcing Panama to play its game for the first time so far.
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Sayers, however, appealed the OOR’s determination to the Centre County Court of Common Pleas.
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At the end of a two-week trial, the verdict went strongly in favor of Maria Avila, who was viciously attacked by Hades, a 200-pound Caucasian shepherd owned by Brown, while emptying trash outside the singer’s Tarzana, California house.
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The honest version of this story sets a threshold rather than a verdict.
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This perhaps was the England football team’s own equivalent, for the decisiveness, for the individuality of it, and above all for the power.
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Legal experts say the speed and decisiveness of the Department of Justice’s proposed antitrust settlement with OhioHealth should put other hospitals on notice.
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Instead of presenting a conclusion alone, the system can show the factors that contributed to a recommendation, including the data used, operational constraints considered, and alternative options that were evaluated.
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The company says the claims contain flawed conclusions and rejects the characterization of the technology as a botnet.
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Speaking earlier on Sunday, Putin used a speech to the ruling United Russia party congress to reinforce his resolve to achieve the country's military objectives and project Russia's strength.
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Spoelstra consistently has praised the resolve of Smith, who went undrafted out of Missouri in 2021.
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“Decision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decision. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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