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Recent Examples of determinative
Of course, the frequency of the interactions is not determinative: after all, white slaveholders in the United States constantly interacted with their black slaves.
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Graham K. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
That’s one of the reasons that some are arguing today that costs of running credit scores somehow plays a determinative role in driving prices up.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Some people argue that the outcome disenfranchises the California residents whose votes should have been determinative.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Research continually demonstrates that candidate gender is not a primary predictor of vote choice, instead showing consistently party as a more determinative factor.
—Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Graham K. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
That’s one of the reasons that some are arguing today that costs of running credit scores somehow plays a determinative role in driving prices up.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Some people argue that the outcome disenfranchises the California residents whose votes should have been determinative.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Research continually demonstrates that candidate gender is not a primary predictor of vote choice, instead showing consistently party as a more determinative factor.
—Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinative
Adjective
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The simple fact that American technology companies are some of the largest companies in the world and thus will necessarily see larger levies is not dispositive of some sort of anti-American bias.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The reality that this prosecution more likely would diminish rather than enhance consumer welfare will not be legally dispositive.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Villa’s firepower is indisputable and the risk of going all in in the recent transfer window required their marquee signings to produce.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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When more groups of people have a voice, the results are indisputable; better ideas, creative solutions to problems, and objectively better business outcomes.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Opt for determinate varieties, which grow 3 to 4 feet tall in a bushy form and produce fruit in four to five weeks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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An exclusive appointment with a sales associate is required to buy one of the bags, and an extensive purchase history with the brand is usually used as a determinate factor.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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But the personal drama between them was incontestable.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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But for me, the main question isn’t necessarily the badness of the situation, which is incontestable.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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No matter where people stand on Schulz’s point of view on comedy, his mark on pop culture with his punch lines has become unquestionable.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the evening’s unquestionable highlight featured Primer and Holland joining Guy, daughter Carlise and Guy’s band on stage, drawing the evening to a close shortly after midnight as Guy headed for the merch table.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Although Dugin’s obsession with Nazis is undeniable, there is surprisingly little antisemitism in his writing.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Mercury in Scorpio If you were born with Mercury in Scorpio, your psychic antenna and detective mind are undeniable.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Faced with this irrefutable fact, there are two options: to understand aging as just another stage of life with its consequent physical and mental changes, or to deny it.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2025
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If irrefutable evidence of Russian malfeasance is found, NATO will have moved another step closer to confronting its adversary.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2010
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“Determinative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinative. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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