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decide

[dih-sahyd] / dɪˈsaɪd /


Usage

What are other ways to say decide?

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. 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. 


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"It literally does not exist. It is you as an individual who gets to decide what experiences in life mean the most to you, not some century-old leaders."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

After the hearings conclude, it will be up to the FDA to decide whether to greenlight the substances for compounders to make—and pave the way for a peptide gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Friday marked the fourth day of the preliminary hearing, in which Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo will decide whether prosecutors have enough evidence to take Burke to trial.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“People can decide where to go on vacation or not. Those are easier to adjust and cancel or dial back. But those required or necessary expenses are there, and they are very hard to adjust.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

None of the flowers seem quite right, so I decide on a small potted prickly pear cactus.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

They all stand to benefit from a peptide boom if the Food and Drug Administration decides to reclassify seven peptides, allowing these products to be legally compounded.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

In an era when politics has never been more visual, he'll need to dress to impress, whatever he decides to wear.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Carr doesn’t seem like an obvious choice to oversee a narrative remake, but McElwee decides to sell him the rights anyway.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

It activates if one spouse decides to stay at home and give up a career.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

She has other questions but she decides they are best saved for someone else to whom she has been meaning to pay a visit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

"In a spirit of national solidarity with the areas and communities affected, it was decided to adapt the route for the final stage from Thoiry to Paris," organisers ASO said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

When the Japanese company decided to build a British-style roadster, it lovingly plagiarized the ’60s-era Lotus Elan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Before she sold her first taco, she decided to list the truck on Craigslist to test the resale market.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Mum Liz was cautiously optimistic speaking to BBC Sport earlier in the week but, after some final training sessions, they have decided it is just too much.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“I think we’ll call you Eusebius,” I decided.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Bianco said a divided Fed could be Powell’s “nightmare scenario,” because if the Fed committee is divided, he might cast the deciding vote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

But it’s not as easy as just deciding what project to do and then digging, he added.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

But no one really knows anything about Darline Graham, so a few others are deciding to give it a shot.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

David Pope, the chief pharmacy officer for the medical technology company Xifin Pharmacy Solutions, cast a deciding "no" vote, despite having voted "yes" on all prior peptides.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

I’d been too eager, and she’d eyed me suspiciously as I rambled on about deciding to live to my full potential.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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