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cast the die

VERB

decide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree choose conclude determine elect end establish resolve rule select set vote

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate award cinch clinch conjecture decree figure gather guess judge mediate opt pick poll purpose surmise tap will

WEAK

arrive at conclusion call shots come to agreement come to conclusion come to decision commit oneself draw a conclusion fix upon form opinion go down line have final word make a decision make up mind reach decision take a stand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence refuse start unsettle waver

STRONG

grow plant

WEAK

defer delay hesitate postpone procrastinate put off wait

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Norwich's 4-1 loss to Liverpool in 2019-20 cast the die for a season in which they conceded 75 goals.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2023

That cast the die for a field that has faced recurrent patterns of overpromise and under-delivery, hubris and long, wound-licking winters of discontent.

From Nature • Oct. 1, 2019

More interesting than the results of the New Hampshire primary is that it has cast the die for the Democratic race moving forward.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2016

The wilted but grinning Jinnah declared "We have cast the die."

From Time Magazine Archive

The heroes cast the die on the board; The die it roll’d so wide: “Since, young Sir Humble, it stops by thee, ’Gainst Sivard thou must ride.”

From Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces by Borrow, George Henry

cast the die

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