cast the die

VERB

decide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree choose conclude determine elect end establish resolve rule select set vote

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate award cinch clinch conjecture decree figure gather guess judge mediate opt pick poll purpose surmise tap will

WEAK

arrive at conclusion call shots come to agreement come to conclusion come to decision commit oneself draw a conclusion fix upon form opinion go down line have final word make a decision make up mind reach decision take a stand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence refuse start unsettle waver

STRONG

grow plant

WEAK

defer delay hesitate postpone procrastinate put off wait

Example Sentences

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Norwich's 4-1 loss to Liverpool in 2019-20 cast the die for a season in which they conceded 75 goals.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023

That cast the die for a field that has faced recurrent patterns of overpromise and under-delivery, hubris and long, wound-licking winters of discontent.

From Nature • Oct. 1, 2019

More interesting than the results of the New Hampshire primary is that it has cast the die for the Democratic race moving forward.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2016

When the Japanese Army leaders, who have the ear of their Imperial Majesty Hirohito, cast the die for war in 1937, they thought it would all be over in a few months.

From Time Magazine Archive

The thing done, the Colonel's little band of Frenchmen knew that they had cast the die, and must now succeed or perish.

From The Wild Geese by Weyman, Stanley John

cast the die

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