decide on/upon
phrasal verb
decided on/upon; deciding on/upon; decides on/upon
: to choose (something) after thinking about the possible choices
He decided on blue rather than green.
I am having trouble deciding on a gift for them.
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Seventy percent of early talent decide on their future employers while still in high school or early college— yet many struggle to navigate the next steps independently.
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
In their decision, the justices sent the case back to an appeals court to decide on the underlying issue of the use of the Alien Enemies Act, while calling out the federal government over the time frame given to plaintiffs to launch legal challenges to their imminent deportations.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Amid a fraught relationship, Hutch, his wife Becca (Connie Nielsen) and family decide on a waterpark vacation.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 May 2025
When will Charlotte City Council decide on District 6 appointee?
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2025
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“Decide on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decide%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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