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
There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Nike was previously one of the best growth stories for decades, but past leadership’s decisions have caused the stock to lag since late 2021.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
In fact, according to her friends, Keaton, a longtime animal lover who left $5 million of her $100 million fortune to her dog, Reggie, was pretty content with her life and her decisions.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Companies that depend on AI to handle customer support, financial decisions, or creative projects may need to review how much authority those systems have.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The initiative seeks to place timelines on local and state agencies to make decisions while reviewing affordable housing and infrastructure projects.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Dallas Cowboys have made some questionable decisions over the past few years with contract situations, most notably with Micah Parsons.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Nike was previously one of the best growth stories for decades, but past leadership’s decisions have caused the stock to lag since late 2021.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
In fact, according to her friends, Keaton, a longtime animal lover who left $5 million of her $100 million fortune to her dog, Reggie, was pretty content with her life and her decisions.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Companies that depend on AI to handle customer support, financial decisions, or creative projects may need to review how much authority those systems have.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The initiative seeks to place timelines on local and state agencies to make decisions while reviewing affordable housing and infrastructure projects.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The Dallas Cowboys have made some questionable decisions over the past few years with contract situations, most notably with Micah Parsons.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisions
Noun
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In the comment section, many people expressed different opinions regarding the seating plan.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Roughly 28 percent of Gen Z said different political opinions could lead them to turn down a date, only slightly higher than the 21 percent of millennials who said the same.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jacobson tells us what conclusions emerged from the forum about how to rebuild in the face of defunding and a contracting market in general for documentaries.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Those are the conclusions of two recent reports about spiraling utility bills, one looking at the past, the other foretelling the future.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His campaign made people realise that a better mechanism was required for reviewing unsafe verdicts.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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It's considered among the most successful racketeering cases, resulting in guilty verdicts against eight different men.—
Dan Gallo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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To make determinations about its rate policy and other decisions to help the economy, the Fed relies heavily on official economic statistics that are collected and disseminated by the government.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The company says the true rate of suicides on its Florida route is higher than government agencies report because of the variability in how local law-enforcement agencies and medical examiners make their determinations.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Decisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisions. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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