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Recent Examples of determinative
Former manufacturing towns are unpredictable and could be the most determinative places in the state.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2024
Of course, the frequency of the interactions is not determinative: after all, white slaveholders in the United States constantly interacted with their black slaves.
—Graham K. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
That’s one of the reasons that some are arguing today that costs of running credit scores somehow plays a determinative role in driving prices up.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Some people argue that the outcome disenfranchises the California residents whose votes should have been determinative.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2024
Of course, the frequency of the interactions is not determinative: after all, white slaveholders in the United States constantly interacted with their black slaves.
—Graham K. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
That’s one of the reasons that some are arguing today that costs of running credit scores somehow plays a determinative role in driving prices up.
—Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Some people argue that the outcome disenfranchises the California residents whose votes should have been determinative.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinative
Adjective
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The simple fact that American technology companies are some of the largest companies in the world and thus will necessarily see larger levies is not dispositive of some sort of anti-American bias.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The reality that this prosecution more likely would diminish rather than enhance consumer welfare will not be legally dispositive.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Campbell’s talent and tape are indisputable, but so is his less-than-ideal arm length.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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What ultimately seems far more intriguing and indisputable is that Joule has tape recordings of conversations with Bacon about a range of topics.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The streaming network’s influence is incontestable, and its stock is considered one of the five most successful in the U.S., along with Apple, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon.—
Tamara Kostova,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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But the personal drama between them was incontestable.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There was was no wind-gauge for that meet at Lake Minneola to certify the time but his speed is unquestionable.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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No matter where people stand on Schulz’s point of view on comedy, his mark on pop culture with his punch lines has become unquestionable.—
Nate Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Cantlay’s talent is undeniable, but he’s struggled to turn that talent into success in the sport’s biggest events.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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Buffalo Bills: Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan Grant’s talent (at 6-4, 331) is undeniable, but almost nothing about his game is consistent.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The effectiveness of this technology is irrefutable.—
John Seng,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2025
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Faced with this irrefutable fact, there are two options: to understand aging as just another stage of life with its consequent physical and mental changes, or to deny it.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The DeSantis announcement is an indubitable win for Musk.—
Scott Nover,
Quartz,
24 May 2023
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There is all of a sudden one Way of Knowing which presents us with indubitable truths.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
13 Dec. 2010
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“Determinative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determinative. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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