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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decider
Noun
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Reason replaced revelation, and individuals became the new arbiters of truth.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025 -
Ultimately, the damage was so great that an arbiter ruled WME owed Excel millions in damages.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The problem is why the international referees were not here today.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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According to Sky Sports, Bramall has officiated 11 Premier League games this season, with 17 referees taking charge of more games.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Torrington city officials appealed the arbitration decision to the Superior Court in Torrington, where a judge set aside the arbitrator’s decision and ordered that a new arbitration take place, Brignole said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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She was also told not to continue prompting, publishing or distributing the book, emergency arbitrator Nicholas Gowen wrote in his decision.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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The game was delayed 18 minutes, first for the umpires to deliberate on what the proper ruling would be, then to clear the field of debris thrown from the Rogers Centre stands.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The umpires gathered and, after a lengthy meeting, ruled Soto out for passing Nimmo.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Council members haven’t had the power to vote for or against their own pay raises since a 2018 ballot measure that tied their compensation — including any raises — directly to the salaries of state Superior Court judges.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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This has been observed across various settings, from judges giving less favorable rulings later in the day to professionals like nurses and air traffic controllers showing reduced cognitive sharpness when mentally depleted.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Decider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decider. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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