- present participle of determine.
determining
Example Sentences
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Understanding how these conditions change is essential for determining whether a proposed fusion reactor can realistically achieve ignition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Russian authorities have played down the reports, determining the woman died of pneumonia and insisting there was no risk of an outbreak.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Ellison and his team have been determining how CNN will work with Paramount’s CBS News and its Editor in Chief Bari Weiss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The task of determining which expenses fall on what side of the ledger would belong to the state attorney general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He imagines the person consulting the same schedule that’s in his backpack, determining exactly when the train would be passing through.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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