Cause
Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Determining and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Determining" with "Cause", this verbs are similar.
Determining
Determining adjective - Having the power or quality of deciding.
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Synonyms for Determining
Cause and determining are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Determining".
Both words in one sentence
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Aziraphale honestly believes in his cause and Crowley enjoys his work, but neither sees what they do as particularly important in determining the contest between Good and Evil.
Source: Go-Karting with Bowser - The technology court is tasked with determining what new technology's effect on society at large will be, and anything too dangerous or too advanced (that might cause another singularity in the remaining population) is destroyed.
Source: Enforced Technology Levels - How I Met Your Mother parodied this in one episode with Ted having been analysing the 'crime scene' of his apartment for evidence of a fight between Lily and Marshall and determining the cause was leaving the lid of the peanut butter, explained with CSI intenseness and use of shades.
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