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as in chooses
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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as in determines
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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as in arranges
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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as in settles
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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as in derives
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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“Decides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decides. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.
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