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determine

[dih-tur-min] / dɪˈtɜr mɪn /






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What are other ways to say determine?

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. 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.

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The answers to these two final questions will determine much in world affairs in the next couple of years.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

It would separate the decision to recall the official from the choice of who replaces them, creating a second election or appointment process to determine the successor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

He said the results from those tests will determine that menu that customers like the most and that fits best with restaurant operations.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Amino acids are the molecular building blocks of proteins, and their arrangement helps determine where enzymes can cut them.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

“There is no way for me to determine where the exit is,” Wind Being said as it returned to the group.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Under state law, magistrates are to “impose the least onerous conditions” when deciding bail and should set bail “as low as the court determines is necessary” to assure the defendant returns to court.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Yet even with their widespread presence, scientists are still discovering basic facts about their biology, including how large they can grow and what determines their maximum size.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It also determines how broadly the technology can spread, keeping it affordable for startups and small businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Voter registration records are based on a person’s physical residential address, which determines the districts where they can vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then came the mechanism by which an organism determines where these structures are to be placed: front or back, left or right, above or below.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

She also monitored industry trends closely and, when she noticed a major shift, determined she couldn’t afford to prolong her hiatus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Valerie Bli Lou is a shopkeeper from a modest family, but she is determined to give her late father the sumptuous funeral that Ivorian tradition demands -- whether she can afford it or not.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Actor Robert Kelker-Kelly’s official cause of death has been determined, weeks after the ‘Days of Our Lives’ star died at age 62.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The plan then backfired in embarrassing fashion when the judge determined that the evidence the government mustered was insufficient to establish probable cause to support the charges.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

What it would take, they believed, was one more determined expedition.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

We have a lot of reporting determining the key races, but if you look down the ballot beyond the candidates, you have initiatives and other legislation driven by sentiment.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

While higher energies make it easier to create the hot, dense conditions needed for quark-gluon plasma, lower-energy experiments may be more useful for determining precisely when those conditions are no longer sufficient.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

If the proposition passes, the state attorney general will be responsible for determining what services fall into that category.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The designation also kicks off an accelerated regulatory review process, whereby officials are tasked with determining how the expansion proceeds and under what conditions, as opposed to whether it requires approval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“If classroom behavior were a determining factor for making the team, Connor, you might be in trouble,” Mr. Dimming says.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper


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