determining

verb

present participle of determine
1
as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) a three-member panel will determine the case

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2
as in figuring
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration trying to determine which direction we were facing

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3
as in finding
to come upon after searching, study, or effort we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

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4
as in stopping
to come to an end your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here

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5
as in settling
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute your choice of college could determine the rest of your life

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Recent Examples of determining Additionally, potential buyers should consider the likely lifespan of the car when determining the length of their loan, Yoon said. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 That means determining how robots are transported, controlled, tasked, and integrated with soldiers and existing command structures. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 The government’s next report on prices comes out just days before the Fed meeting and could play an outsize role in determining whether the central bank acts. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Even highly mature enterprise SOCs frequently remain dependent on humans assembling information from multiple systems, determining whether something is malicious and deciding what should happen next. — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In determining how much time Kapoor would serve, the judge sided with prosecutors, who recommended a sentence of 136 months. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Kosup said a key challenge of determining the right ways to retrofit the bridge is the need to maintain the width of two navigational channels on the bridge’s eastern side near San Diego. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026 Its role focuses on identifying this specific type of repeat crash call and determining whether the caller needs to remain in the human queue. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The initial phase of the trial, which concluded Monday, focused on determining whether Salazar committed the killing. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determining
  1. deciding
  2. figuring
  3. finding
  4. stopping
  5. settling
  6. judging
  7. choosing
  8. learning
Verb
  • Even highly mature enterprise SOCs frequently remain dependent on humans assembling information from multiple systems, determining whether something is malicious and deciding what should happen next.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Car shoppers weigh several factors before deciding on a vehicle.
    — McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of deciding
Verb
  • But with a rookie head coach figuring it out on the fly, the floor may be much lower.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If the worst does happen, you’re not left figuring it out alone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • That has carried over in our approach to blocking and camera work, and finding ways to avoid cutting if at all possible.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas Edison wrote about a bug in the call apparatus of his telephone in a letter in 1878, and the Pall Mall Gazette ran a story in 1889 referencing Edison finding a bug in his phonograph.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of finding
Verb
  • There is really no way to talk about the film unless one falls back on wispy vagaries and pointed allusions to cinematic precedents, or just explaining the act one set-up and then stopping with the warning that things get really weird thereafter.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Plain water can help remove waste from the blood into the urine, stopping kidney stones from forming.
    — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stopping
Verb
  • Brighton could progress the ball into Chelsea’s third and then settle into possession, becoming comfortable enough to maintain it, with the Chelsea players settling into a block.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Average daily volume across US prediction markets reached nearly $2 billion in July, settling everything from Fed decisions to World Cup outcomes to Congressional votes.
    — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of settling
Verb
  • Banks, judging by their own lending behavior, are not ruling that out.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • However, judging by the content of the minutes, specific details were sparse.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of judging
Verb
  • By choosing a highly machinable material and bonding it, Flit achieves a frame that as light and structurally sound as titanium, but at a fraction of the production complexity – and cost.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The clearest sign of the change came in 2024, when a study recorded Americans choosing cannabis over alcohol for daily consumption, marking the first time in history that cannabis has overtaken alcohol as the preferred daily substance.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of choosing
Verb
  • Thankfully, a member of the team—a former hotel front desk employee who, after learning about the team’s project, offered to quit his job and do their business development—wouldn’t take no for an answer.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ghostface initially appeared to believe Thomas wanted an autograph before learning the artwork was a gift.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of learning

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“Determining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/determining. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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