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as in decides
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
a three-member panel will determine the case
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as in chooses
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
trying to determine which direction we were facing
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as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
we failed to determine the answer to the riddle
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as in ceases
to come to an end
your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here
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as in settles
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
your choice of college could determine the rest of your life
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Recent Examples of determines
The ballot language for the plan stated that the sales tax surcharge will be lifted once all debt for the plan has been paid and the Metro Council determines by resolution that the revenue from the tax surcharge is no longer needed for operation of the program.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Bergdorf’s determines the holiday window concept by February and the designing begins in earnest by April, according to David Hoey, the luxury emporium’s senior director of visual presentation.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Culture determines how work gets done, how decisions are made and how people interact.
—Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Radiation pressure from the burgeoning star at the heart of the disk is usually what determines the lifetime of a disk, but the process is more efficient when there are heavy, dust-forming elements present in the disk for the star's photons to push on.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The 90% beneath the surface determines how people truly behave and make decisions.
—Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The replacement bill, approved by the next POTUS, would have tied government funding to a two-year suspension of the federal debt limit, which determines how much the government can borrow to pay its bills.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Artificial intelligence now determines when medical treatments can end, reducing human suffering to algorithmic calculations.
—Dave Catalfamo, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Bergdorf’s determines the holiday window concept by February and the designing begins in earnest by April, according to David Hoey, the luxury emporium’s senior director of visual presentation.
—David Moin, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
Culture determines how work gets done, how decisions are made and how people interact.
—Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Radiation pressure from the burgeoning star at the heart of the disk is usually what determines the lifetime of a disk, but the process is more efficient when there are heavy, dust-forming elements present in the disk for the star's photons to push on.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The 90% beneath the surface determines how people truly behave and make decisions.
—Marius Ivanauskas, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The replacement bill, approved by the next POTUS, would have tied government funding to a two-year suspension of the federal debt limit, which determines how much the government can borrow to pay its bills.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Artificial intelligence now determines when medical treatments can end, reducing human suffering to algorithmic calculations.
—Dave Catalfamo, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determines
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The two witness and experience so much abuse that Elwood finally decides to fight back, despite the risk of retaliation by the school's administrators.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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After sustaining an injury on New Year’s Eve, Max decides to change her life.Sally Tamarkin, Them, 23 Dec. 2024
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Complaints to the agency typically are not made public, unless the complainant chooses to do so.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Shadow is clearly stronger than Sonic and the others in this film, but chooses not to deliver lethal blows to Sonic's crew.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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But Social Security payments won’t be delayed if the government ceases operating because of a shutdown.Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu has said the fighting will only end when Hamas ceases to exist as an organization.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Dec. 2024
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As Charlotte settles into his harness and works his back flippers, the team will gradually add more weights to counteract his bubble butt syndrome.Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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My Everything settles in similar positions on two other tallies across the pond.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, whether or not New York opts to move on from Aaron Rodgers, the new front office will need to add quality young talent with pass-rush ability.Nick Baumgardner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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At a crucial moment when German authorities are moving into position to try and wrest control from the Palestinian guerillas, ABC opts to film the locations where those troops are setting up vantage points.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Yet as the story unfolds, Scrooge himself learns the profound value of a pause through his transformative journey with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Our reporter is the first person to visit the camp and learns what the future of the residents looks like now that the regime has fallen.Greg Dixon, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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The slate concludes with a fantastic (if rather late) duel between Phoenix and Denver.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The move officially concludes the case for Baldwin nearly three years after the accidental on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while filming the movie Rust.Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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Among the 456 players, Gi-Hun discovers one is his childhood friend Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo).Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Jun-ho infiltrates the facility and discovers the Front Man is his brother In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), a former winner of the games and now its most zealous convert.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Determines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determines. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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