be decisive

Frequency: 8.525.1 per million words

to have a conclusive or determining effect

decisiveVERB + decisive

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Examples (10)

  • The youth vote was decisive in the last election.
  • The CEO's opinion is ultimately decisive in matters of company strategy.
  • In such a close game, the next goal will be decisive.
  • The DNA evidence was decisive in the case.
  • The judge's ruling was decisive in settling the dispute.
  • The speed of innovation is often decisive in the tech industry.
  • A single mistake at this stage could be decisive for the outcome of the project.
  • The Battle of Waterloo was decisive in ending Napoleon's rule.
  • The results from this final experiment should be decisive in proving our hypothesis.
  • The final report was decisive in changing the company's policy.