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Recent Examples of determinative
Ohio Republican strategist Mark Weaver questioned how much the crypto industry’s involvement was determinative to defeating Brown in November, pointing more so to the realities of Ohio increasingly shifting right.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
North Carolina, often considered determinative in recent presidential contests, could offer a bellwether for national trends as both major parties consider their direction and platform for 2028.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
To make market size less determinative and chaos more predictable.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
But as independents ourselves, the two of us can’t participate despite the fact that primaries are often more determinative of who gets elected than the November general election.
—Dr. Jessie Fields, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
North Carolina, often considered determinative in recent presidential contests, could offer a bellwether for national trends as both major parties consider their direction and platform for 2028.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
To make market size less determinative and chaos more predictable.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 22 June 2025
But as independents ourselves, the two of us can’t participate despite the fact that primaries are often more determinative of who gets elected than the November general election.
—Dr. Jessie Fields, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinative
Adjective
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Fitzgerald proposed a schedule that includes filing dispositive motions by October 20 and briefs by November 20.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of litigation assignments from case initiation and answer, plus discovery, dispositive motion practice, trial and appeals.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
July 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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And then there was January 6, an indisputable, if inept, effort to overturn an election.—
John M. Crisp,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though not a chart hit upon its release, the song has grown into an indisputable classic around the world, a perennial musical announcement of summer’s arrival.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors said McBride received a determinate sentence of 20 years and four months in prison, to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life in prison.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cucumbers, beans, small squash and melon plants, annual herbs, determinate tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, leafy greens, and annual flowers like cosmos and zinnias are just some of the plants that can grow in straw bale gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That is to say, there is no one pure ur-movie, unblemished and incontestable.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Despite the discouraging tendency these days to see everything through a political prism, the science itself is incontestable and apolitical: Climate change is caused by human activity, primarily the use fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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But the triumph is unobjectionable, unquestionable.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Frehley's influence on rock guitar is unquestionable.—
Steve Spaleta,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Brown family is among the wealthiest families in the country, and its generosity over generations has left an undeniable mark on Louisville.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Her influence and power in contemporary popular music and culture is undeniable.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An 0-3 record writes its own irrefutable story, and a critical late Tagovailoa interception was its punctuation.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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If the team finds irrefutable signs of an atmosphere, even more Webb telescope observations could be warranted in the hopes of detecting specific chemical signatures of gases such as methane, which is associated with life on Earth.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Lush greenery in wicker creates a cottage feel Wicker retaining walls add indubitable charm.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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“Determinative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinative. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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