decide
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.
Example Sentences
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You don’t need to decide what to watch or decipher subtext and creative interpretation.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
“There will be a moment,” Sajet said, “when the American people will have to stand up and decide, is this what they want?”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
From there the club decide whether to start embedding a player from the academy or enter the market to replace.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I know Shohei, Mookie, they’re always on board with whatever I decide to do,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I feel safer hearing that and decide that I do want to vent to her.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Much will depend on how much Chief Justice John Roberts, at the head of the board, decides to engage.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
This is the president's theatre and he decides how long the public performance lasts.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The team of scientists decides to wait and see what happens next.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hudson is now watching that listing closely while he decides whether to put his unit on the market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
So rather than continuing west to the desalination center at the beach, she decides to crank her wheel right and follow the truck.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Although the Fed decided to lift its benchmark rate earlier this month as inflation remains too high, further increases may be partly reflecting a stronger U.S. economy, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Funko began in 1998 when entrepreneur Mike Becker decided bobbleheads would be the next big thing and shipped them out of his garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
They decided that it made more sense to name them after those who made the institutions great, to inspire people to explore their lives and contributions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"I decided to take a necessary, tough, and drastic measure. It's like cancer," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
One day, he decided to become a knight, for he wanted to right all that was wrong in the world, and punish evil.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
He’s one of 20,000 in Washington deciding how to play this clamorous moment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
MacPherson said county agricultural commissioners have discretion in deciding which enforcement tools — warning letters, written notices, fines — to use in a given situation, depending on the “nature and severity of the violation.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
She wrestled with the struggles her daughter faced while trying to get ahead and deciding to test into one of New York’s ultra-selective specialized public high schools.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Yeomans has said it was waiting for more information before deciding.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Ivy shrugged and tilted her head side to side, like she was deciding.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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