as in opinions
a position arrived at after consideration
after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza
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Recent Examples of decisions
Low, who has been in regular contact with NRC colleagues on the ground — most of them local staff — said civilians are being forced into impossible decisions as the offensive intensifies.
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Kaity Kline, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
These decisions were not science.
—Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
If the committee continues to wind back vaccine recommendations, adolescents and teens could also be affected by vaccination decisions made on behalf of much younger people, Walter Orenstein, who formerly ran the United States Immunization Program, told me.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Finance leaders are uniquely qualified to lead this charge—because when the data is right, the decisions get better.
—David Kelley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Second, nearly all health insurance plans (including those offered or supported by the federal government) traditionally base vaccine coverage decisions on ACIP recommendations.
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
That is difficult for many people who make critical decisions for the people.
—Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
This information helps policymakers, educators, and community leaders make informed decisions about educational interventions and resource allocation.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Kaity Kline, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
These decisions were not science.
—Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
If the committee continues to wind back vaccine recommendations, adolescents and teens could also be affected by vaccination decisions made on behalf of much younger people, Walter Orenstein, who formerly ran the United States Immunization Program, told me.
—Jamie Ducharme, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Finance leaders are uniquely qualified to lead this charge—because when the data is right, the decisions get better.
—David Kelley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Second, nearly all health insurance plans (including those offered or supported by the federal government) traditionally base vaccine coverage decisions on ACIP recommendations.
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
That is difficult for many people who make critical decisions for the people.
—Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
This information helps policymakers, educators, and community leaders make informed decisions about educational interventions and resource allocation.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
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So their opinions are uninformed.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet with the win in his back pocket, Vrabel clearly felt comfortable letting his opinions fly on a victory Monday.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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But these surveys, many of them credible and worth considering, often spit out different data, allowing interested readers to draw different, sometimes contradictory, conclusions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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By the same token, passing peer review doesn’t mean that everything in the piece, from the methods to the results to the conclusions, is sound and unimpeachable.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the past, a majority of the Supreme Court judges who ruled on the Bolsonaro case have delivered verdicts that hurt Lula and favoured Bolsonaro.—
Adriana Carranca,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a statement to USA TODAY, one of Combs’ attorneys, Erica Wolff, said the jury’s not-guilty verdicts undermine the validity of the civil claims.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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Individuals maintaining significant personal and business contacts in more than one state remain exposed to potentially arbitrary residency determinations by hungry, enhanced state taxing authorities looking to replenish depleted operating budgets.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for the government have said the secretary's clear and broad authority to make determinations related to the TPS program are not subject to judicial review.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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