- present participle of determine.
determining
Example Sentences
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Large said there was no foolproof shortcut to determining whether a mushroom was poisonous.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
At the end of last year, Singh and his co-founder laid off five engineers after determining AI agents could do their work—and do it 24 hours a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The qubit repeatedly checks the mechanical resonator during its two milliseconds of vibration, determining whether the phonon is in an energy state of 1 or 0.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
America’s homegrown narratives also have a distinctively national flavor, portraying the choices made by individuals as determining their fate.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
“If classroom behavior were a determining factor for making the team, Connor, you might be in trouble,” Mr. Dimming says.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
