decide between
idiom
: to choose one of (two choices) : to make a choice between (two choices)
Voters must decide between the two candidates.
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But there is a bigger share of these persuadable voters who are trying to decide between a third-party or writing in or just staying home.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
They're forced to decide between buying medicine or paying rent.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
The debate offered a final chance for the two candidates to square off in public before voters decide between them in the November election.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Lipper said the show’s producers took three days to decide between him and Mitchell — a rarity when casting a TV pilot.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
They're forced to decide between buying medicine or paying rent.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
The debate offered a final chance for the two candidates to square off in public before voters decide between them in the November election.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Lipper said the show’s producers took three days to decide between him and Mitchell — a rarity when casting a TV pilot.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Decide between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decide%20between. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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