determine
Usage
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.
Example Sentences
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Today’s numbers could help determine how much longer the Fed can afford to.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Further studies will be needed to determine whether the sweeteners themselves contribute to changes in brain function, why certain groups appear more strongly affected, and whether different sugar alternatives produce different long-term outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The BBC has spoken to residents living near the site who would like their blood tested to determine if they have been disproportionately exposed.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Bank chief Kevin Warsh said policymakers needed more information in the coming weeks to "determine the policy stance appropriate to ensure a timely return of inflation to the two-percent goal".
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
She glanced around the hallway, trying to determine where they were, something Jack had stopped bothering with.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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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
It would dry up the liquidity that comes with a national pool of traders and diminish the pool of expertise that determines prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
They used mass photometry, a technique developed at Oxford that determines the mass of individual molecules by measuring the light they scatter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 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
A choice made by the manufacturer when the computer was designed determines this, and nothing can change it now.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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In her autobiography, to be published in early 2027, she says she was a "rebellious little girl", determined to show that people did not need "the right name" to succeed.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Under this understanding, the oxygen content is determined by the quantities and electrical charge states of other elements in the molten rock, including silicon, magnesium, and iron.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Those who are determined to have provided false information will not be permitted to speak at this meeting or the next scheduled meeting,” the mayor warned at the beginning.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
“The growth rates are determined by the targets,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
From the day she read that story, Daisy was bound and determined that when she grew up she was going to be a Red Cross nurse.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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The researchers identified a family of these solutions associated with the radiation-dominated period of the early universe, when radiation played a major role in determining how the cosmos evolved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sanrio said it terminated its collaboration with Vivant after determining that it "contained elements inconsistent with Sanrio's core values".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He suggested Fed officials want to see more readings on the economy before determining when or whether to raise rates again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Here, she’s also running the campaign for the Joint List, an alliance of Arab parties that could have some determining influence in the overall election outcome.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
More people are getting those degrees than did a generation ago, but class still plays a big role in determining who does or does not.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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