decide
Usage
What are other ways to say decide?
To decide is to make up one's mind as to what shall be done and the way to do it: He decided to go today. To determine is to arrive at a conclusion after reasoning or observation: He determined that there was no available path to victory. To resolve is to show firmness of purpose: He resolved to ask for a promotion.
Example Sentences
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Policymakers have to decide whether the forecast comes from the policy committee or is done by the staff, and to what degree the forecast is based on judgment versus models.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Researchers must carefully decide which objects to study, how frequently to observe them, and when they are most likely to reveal something important.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It took months and months and months to decide because we wanted to treat the question as realistically as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Swiss Competition Commission said it will analyze the ruling and decide whether to file an appeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
She freezes and stares at each of us, as if trying to decide whether this is an elaborate practical joke.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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"Whatever a broadcast partner decides to do, they have their reasons for it," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
All eyes are on the release of consumer price data due later Wednesday, which could play a key role in whether the bank decides to hike for a second successive meeting on October 28.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Moore plays Mona, a meek, thoroughly unseen wife and mother who impulsively decides to audition for a community theater musical despite having no experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
And, if an investor for some reason decides to cash out before maturity, there is a risk of doing so at a loss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Helmuth decides to return the book later, at lunch, perhaps, or when he's sent on another errand to file papers.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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During a hurricane, for instance, a bunch of Lumen generators in Houston went down because someone decided not to pay for a $100 filter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
To work around these limitations, the scientists decided to begin at an earlier stage of immune cell development.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
In June, Dennis Quaid decided to say farewell to his longtime Los Angeles abode, listing it for $5.2 million before cutting $500,000 from the asking price on Sept. 29.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
These were regular people who saw what was going on in the world and decided that they needed to do something about it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
They talked about the man's family, what everyone did, and how his son who was a student had decided to become a poet.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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As the next generation of astronomical surveys identifies growing numbers of tidal disruption events, researchers will face an increasingly difficult challenge in deciding which ones deserve closer attention.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The former reality star candidly spoke about how “she needed to go somewhere” she could put herself first, eventually deciding to split her time between California and Tennessee, residing in a rental property in Nashville.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
All-rounder Stokes was restored to the team for the deciding third Test, during which he made a stunning announcement to retire from international cricket at the conclusion of the match.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"The burden of escalation would rest squarely upon the aggressor; they and they alone would bear the full moral, political, and strategic weight of deciding whether to do so," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
I brought the stack of cards to my lap, sifting through the images before deciding on a Japanese woodblock print with white foam like snow atop the blue ocean waves.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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