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.
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As a result, scientists cannot yet determine how widespread this feeding behavior was across different latitudes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
“We will continue to monitor developments and work with our institutions to determine whether any adjustments to scheduled competitions become necessary.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
It adds an investigation will be opened to "determine the circumstances surrounding the incident".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
The Strava leaks could also be used to determine base layouts to a high degree of accuracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
“Cards. You will be able to determine fortunes.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
What determines which events come first and which happen later?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
What’s more, the ongoing price shock in energy markets isn’t just about headline benchmark prices as the price of crude oil is only part of what determines the cost to supply the world with fuel.
From MarketWatch ● 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
Where, I want to ask, is the doctor who determines if I am losing my mind?
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
However, scientists have not yet determined whether the deformation of the magnetic field directly caused the observed electron loss.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
"We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which is likely contributing to the connectivity errors," the company wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
And she is determined that, this time, her Olympic story has a happy ending.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
He is determined to heal the local party, he said, and be ready for the 2028 contest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Experts have determined that it is the world’s oldest shipwreck, and that the vessel has lain undisturbed at the bottom of the sea for more than 2,400 years.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
In that case, the court upheld the IRS’s decision to strip Bob Jones University of its tax-exempt status, determining that its ban on interracial dating violated fundamental public policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
So the critical issue for potential regulators lies in determining the level of human control over the decision to employ such a weapon.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Analysts say we shouldn't be surprised by the huge role played by family finances in determining a school's outcome.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Although temperature and chemical composition are important in determining how magma behaves, the new research suggests that the heating it experienced before an eruption can also make a major difference.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
What Goldman’s algorithm indicates, though, is that the role of those other factors is so small in determining what is happening to the man right now that an accurate diagnosis can be made without them.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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