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determine

[dih-tur-min] / dɪˈtɜr mɪn /






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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That makes it difficult to determine whether the recent change is truly unusual or simply part of a longer natural cycle.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

“It is our job to sift through the sales pitch to determine what is real and what is bluster,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

To determine whether these issues go beyond anecdotes, ProPublica analyzed the data collected from every state by the CDC to look for patterns.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Dr. Petukhova said more research will be necessary to determine exactly how GLP-1 activity might interfere with hair follicle growth.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Your doctor will help you determine the best course of treatment for your condition.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Newsom appoints members to the foundation board, which determines what expenses to cover in the governor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

They also studied how the process varied with momentum transfer, which determines the spatial scale being examined inside the nucleus.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

They believe in a higher power or spiritual force, but don’t typically embrace a more personalized belief that the God of the Bible determines the course of their lives and is active in human affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Volatility is a key component in the pricing of options, as it determines how likely an option will be exercised, depending on the time to expiration.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

It is the placement of the nodes that determines which wavelengths "fit" into a musical instrument "container."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The government has previously said it was "determined to tackle" the issue of "mega-donors", and has established a new taskforce to do this.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

I contacted the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center to investigate, but they determined that I had not provided them with enough information.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

European buyout firm CVC Capital Partners aims to raise €26 billion, or around $30.19 billion, in fee-paying commitments for its Europe Americas Fund X, with a final upper limit to be determined later.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Piper and Morse then distributed promising varieties to agricultural experiment stations around the country, where researchers determined which ones performed best under local conditions.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

The press had found their star in the blunt old man determined to stay by his mountain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

By determining where magma begins its ascent, how quickly it moves and which gases are driving that movement, researchers may be able to build more realistic models of how dangerous eruptions unfold.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

For working-class voters, including women, class can trump gender as the determining factor behind a vote.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

Professor Kasey McCall-Smith said the point of the pre-trial proceedings had been determining "what evidence gets in and what evidence doesn't get in".

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

For U.S. investors, key to assessing the impact of the yen move will be determining whether Japan is bolstering its currency by selling down its holdings of more than $1 trillion of U.S.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

But that left him with the grim task of determining which employees were essential and asking them to stay.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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