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make the decisions

VERB
call the shots
Synonyms
WEAK
be in control be in the driver's seat be in the saddle call the tune lay down the law make the rules run the show wear the trousers

Example Sentences

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Human investigators will still make the decisions about cases, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Without a will, their possessions may end up somewhere they wouldn’t want, because courts will ultimately make the decisions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

“It would be really helpful to have the economic data in order to make the decisions we need to make,” he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Adi - who has now graduated - has come to appreciate what motivated his parents to make the decisions they did.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

“Lucky for me I don’t make the decisions around here.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman