as in determination
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
moved with speed and decisiveness in investigating the charges of the use of excessive force by the police
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Recent Examples of decisiveness
The decisiveness of Canberra’s actions is a measure of the extremity of Iran’s behavior.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
In those seconds, training and decisiveness matter most.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Cole Palmer is their star but new recruits Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens will give them an extra cutting edge and decisiveness in the final third.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
While Mercury connects to Mars, decisiveness earns you professional respect.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Running back In the first 11 practices of camp, rookie Jaydon Blue steadily picked up more reps with the first-team unit, as his burst and decisiveness began to stand out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
In business, our teams seek that level of decisiveness to avoid confusion in our most critical moments.
—Olivia Dufour, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Unlike times during training camp when his play has been inconsistent, Fields showed decisiveness by taking what the Packers’ defense gave him.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
In those seconds, training and decisiveness matter most.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Cole Palmer is their star but new recruits Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens will give them an extra cutting edge and decisiveness in the final third.
—Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
While Mercury connects to Mars, decisiveness earns you professional respect.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Running back In the first 11 practices of camp, rookie Jaydon Blue steadily picked up more reps with the first-team unit, as his burst and decisiveness began to stand out.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
In business, our teams seek that level of decisiveness to avoid confusion in our most critical moments.
—Olivia Dufour, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Unlike times during training camp when his play has been inconsistent, Fields showed decisiveness by taking what the Packers’ defense gave him.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisiveness
Noun
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Access to the vaccine is largely dependent on location, at least until ACIP makes a final determination in September.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Venezuelans are now awaiting for Chen in San Francisco to issue a final determination on the matter.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What's next The prime minister's resignation came a day after Interior Minister Ramesh Lekhak also announced his decision to step down.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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The government subsequently dropped its appeal of the magistrate judge’s decision to release Bryant pending his trial, according to a notice on the docket Tuesday evening.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The coach added that he was impressed by his team’s resolve.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs Resilience and resolve are something the Chiefs have been built upon for quite a long time.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While individual particles may be microscopic, their sheer numbers and persistence pose a long-term hazard.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other risks include data poisoning, context hijacking and large language model (LLM) memory persistence, where cached queries or context reuse could expose sensitive information to subsequent users.—
Camellia Chan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Decisiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisiveness. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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