1
as in decision
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
the determination with which the pioneers settled the land despite many hardships and setbacks
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2
as in opinion
a position arrived at after consideration
a determination by the judge regarding an appropriate sentence
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3
as in deduction
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
his determination of the truth of the matter
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Recent Examples of determination
His 'determination' has absolutely nothing to do with foreign policy.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
McCarty has expressed support for exploring Pedro’s suggestion, saying fee determinations should be based on income and length of stay.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Other determinations have taken up to 21 months, according to NBER's website.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The committee considers several factors, when making its determinations, including real income, payroll employment, consumer spending, industrial production and gross domestic product.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
McCarty has expressed support for exploring Pedro’s suggestion, saying fee determinations should be based on income and length of stay.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Other determinations have taken up to 21 months, according to NBER's website.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The committee considers several factors, when making its determinations, including real income, payroll employment, consumer spending, industrial production and gross domestic product.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for determination
Noun
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This means the board will generally have a wide view from different sources of what the value of a deal should be worth and make a decision based on that.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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In a letter to the Trump administration, Blumenthal sought an accounting of how many visas have been revoked, the reasons cited for each one, and whether students were afforded due process to contest the decision.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Comments on opinion articles may be emailed to letters@nytimes.com.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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In Weill’s opinion, composers educated in the classical tradition had lost touch with the broader public and sunk into obscurantism.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Policymakers also have tools to help keep capital flowing—enhanced depreciation allowances and broader deductions for intangible drilling costs could spur reinvestment without upending the broader fiscal framework that has served the industry well.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Congress should look to lower tax rates, not raise taxes by denying deductions for ordinary and necessary business expenses like state business taxes.—
Ryan Ellis,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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As the verdict was read, Way looked straight ahead.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Beckworth said the verdict included $280 million in compensatory damages and $1.4 billion for punitive damages to the plaintiffs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the massive investments in AI-specific compute capabilities and capacity, along with advancements in inference and reasoning, delivering impactful outcomes to some of our most confounding challenges now seems within reach.—
Rob Green,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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For decades, it had been assumed that Jupiter's atmosphere was well-mixed—a belief that then guided inferences about the gas giant's interior makeup.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The show of force from the tactical side of the operation, too, might have served to strengthen the resolve of the Branch Davidians to hold their ground.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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After a dominant season, the team’s resolve is tested by the unique challenge of going back-to-back.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Across the music world, other international artists — even those with far more name recognition and resources — are coming to the same conclusion.—
Alex Ashley,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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Studies from New Zealand, Sweden, and elsewhere have come to similar conclusions, finding no negative effect of low levels of fluoride on IQ.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
9 Apr. 2025
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This late-career emergence as an elite quarterback demonstrated both Gannon's persistence and the impact of finally finding the right organizational fit.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Such persistence can pay off in the long run: civil society groups in Bangladesh, South Africa, and Sri Lanka eventually chased out corrupt politicians.—
Elizabeth David-Barrett,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Determination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determination. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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