decide between

idiom

: to choose one of (two choices) : to make a choice between (two choices)

Voters must decide between the two candidates.

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The debate offered a final chance for the two candidates to square off in public before voters decide between them in the November election. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 Lipper said the show’s producers took three days to decide between him and Mitchell — a rarity when casting a TV pilot. —

John Russell, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024 New York grocery store worker Jeannie Geyer, 56, is the third-to-last person chosen to cross and had to decide between Martin and 37-year-old Southern California barber Pati Arana. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024 Kuraki Button-Front Maxi Shirt Dress Can’t decide between wearing a shirt or a dress? —

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