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decider

British

/ dɪˈsaɪdə /

noun

the point, goal, game, etc, that determines who wins a match or championship

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The pair go head to head at Etihad Stadium on Sunday in a match many have billed as a Premier League title decider.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

However, it can only go to this decider should Sunday's match end 1-1, the same result as at Emirates Stadium in September.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The record crowd for a Women's Six Nations game is 58,498 for the Grand Slam decider between England and France in 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, France will host England at the 42,115-capacity Stade Atlantique in Bordeaux in the final round, where they will hope to have a full house for a possible Grand Slam decider.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

To be one was to be a decider.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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