decisive/deciding/determining factor
noun
: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.
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The swing states, or battleground states will once be the determining factor and big swing in the late innings to win the election for either former president Donald Trump or current vice president Kamala Harris.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The determining factor in ending her presidency may well have been her ideals, says Sulik.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
Price Price will be a huge determining factor in your purchase.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
That decisive factor turned out to be simple: what women want.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The determining factor in ending her presidency may well have been her ideals, says Sulik.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
Price Price will be a huge determining factor in your purchase.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
That decisive factor turned out to be simple: what women want.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for decisive/deciding/determining factor
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“Decisive/deciding/determining factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%2Fdeciding%2Fdetermining%20factor. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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