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Recent Examples of decider
The only two unbeaten teams after two rounds remained on track to meet in a Grand Slam decider in the last round in Bordeaux in a month.
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser each deposited a goal for Vancouver before DeBrusk and Boeser both assisted on Rossi’s game-decider.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Because systems that were never designed with women in mind cannot now be the final decider of their legitimacy within it.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Both teams successfully came through their respective playoff semi-finals over the weekend to make this week’s decider in Zenica.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Then Hamlin dominated last year's title-decider at Phoenix Raceway but the wrong call on the final pit stop cost him the Cup championship that has eluded the three-time Daytona 500 winner.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Chelsea went on to lose the last-16 first leg 5-2, with the decider in London on Tuesday.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The Warhawks took Saturday's game 6-3, forcing Sunday's decider.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Curtis Douglas, Jake DeBrusk and Brock Boeser each deposited a goal for Vancouver before DeBrusk and Boeser both assisted on Rossi’s game-decider.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Because systems that were never designed with women in mind cannot now be the final decider of their legitimacy within it.
—Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Both teams successfully came through their respective playoff semi-finals over the weekend to make this week’s decider in Zenica.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
And Trump, of course, is not—despite his pretenses otherwise—the sole decider here.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Then Hamlin dominated last year's title-decider at Phoenix Raceway but the wrong call on the final pit stop cost him the Cup championship that has eluded the three-time Daytona 500 winner.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
Chelsea went on to lose the last-16 first leg 5-2, with the decider in London on Tuesday.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The Warhawks took Saturday's game 6-3, forcing Sunday's decider.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
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National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Check out a promotional poster as well as a preview of the Catwoman suit selector functions below.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Oxygen proved to be a particularly potent arbiter of the disk’s chemical evolution in the simulations because its fluctuating levels dictate the oxidation state of the resulting minerals, ultimately yielding the three families that mirror the three chondrite varieties.—
Javier Barbuzano,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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But the House has historically been reluctant to serve as the final arbiter of a lawmaker’s career, preferring to give that final say to the voters.—
Kevin Freking,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.—
Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But that didn’t mean referees Chris Rooney and Peter MacDougall had a quiet night.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway was penalized for two minutes for high sticking and visually pleaded with the referees on his way to the penalty box that Crosby dove.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Having a neutral arbitrator hear teacher termination cases, like many public employees, would ensure fairness when a teacher’s career is on the line.—
Rep. Nick Menapace,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Leonard was originally penciled in as my fifth-place MVP vote and last First-Team All-NBA selection, until an arbitrator unexpectedly ruled in favor of Cunningham being eligible for awards despite not playing 65 games.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If catchers, pitchers, or hitters believed an umpire missed a call, they were suddenly allowed to challenge it.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the first inning on April 18, Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo challenged an 0-1 splitter that the umpire ruled a ball.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Relatives of the defendant, about a half dozen of whom watched from the gallery at his arraignment, cheered the judge’s decision to cut Alexander loose.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The probe had been crippled by a federal judge's ruling quashing subpoenas her office issued to the Federal Reserve related to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of its headquarters in Washington.—
Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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