decider

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Recent Examples of decider The President, not anonymous sources, is the final decider on pardons and commutations. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 Borg’s team came back from 8-4 down to win 13-11 after Alcaraz defeated Fritz in the singles decider. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 That was until 16-year-old Rio Ngumoah came off the bench to convert a dazzling decider in the 10th minute of injury time. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 Crystal Palace will play without their regular front-of-shirt sponsor in Thursday night’s Conference League qualifying decider away at Fredrikstad ‘due to Norwegian advertising regulations’. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
  • Before the first Test against the West Indies on June 25, Labuschagne was called into a meeting with head coach Andrew McDonald and chief selector George Bailey.
    Sam Dalling, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Glock switches, also known as auto sears or selector switches, can be ordered online or made at home with a 3D printer.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And why does Esther get to be the arbiter of Jewishness during a crucial moment?
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The arbiters of news were very connected to the people around them in a community.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
    Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thibodeaux emerged from the turf with the ball, but referees ruled that the quarterback’s forward progress had stalled, meaning no change of possession occurred.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • As Hazan and many others inside professional and college sports told me, the leagues can’t possibly stop every player, coach, and referee from betting.
    Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • When things get fuzzy about what a child’s needs actually are, or parents feel they are being ignored, OSEP can help parents learn what their options are, and then can even become involved and serve as an arbitrator to figure out the best course of action.
    Joshua Cowen, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Phillips and the automaker went back and forth over the vehicle, with the arbitrator settling on a repurchase agreement that Phillips thought was unfair.
    Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Vitello himself was suspended four games by the NCAA for chest-bumping an umpire during an argument in 2022.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The umpire called Robinson safe, while Berra animatedly disagreed.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Six months after a high-profile arrest and indictment of a judge at the Milwaukee County Courthouse complex, the county's chief judge has yet to issue a formal policy about what leeway federal immigration agents have to operate in the county's halls of justice.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Dylan, Olivia and Karagach's performance earned them 36/40 from the judges and plenty of high praise.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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