as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better
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Recent Examples of adjudicate
The new rule and the announcement that USCIS officers can carry firearms are the most recent steps to transform the agency into a different entity, away from one founded to adjudicate benefit applications and provide services to the public.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The charges are adjudicated through what's known as the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, a university service that facilitates dialogue and offers mediation services to students.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled at the time that Roosevelt could not fire Humphrey, who ultimately died in his FTC role while legal matters were still being adjudicated.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
So there is little chance that the United States' responsibility for climate harms will be adjudicated by the World Court anytime soon.
—Lauren Gifford, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The charges are adjudicated through what's known as the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, a university service that facilitates dialogue and offers mediation services to students.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled at the time that Roosevelt could not fire Humphrey, who ultimately died in his FTC role while legal matters were still being adjudicated.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
So there is little chance that the United States' responsibility for climate harms will be adjudicated by the World Court anytime soon.
—Lauren Gifford, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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Bendicksen, the center’s director of wildlife rehabilitation, decided to attempt something few would consider, a wing transplant.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Timberview decided to go for it on fourth-and-five but was stopped at the Jaguars’ 10-yard line.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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This is called a bifurcation, or a point where a system can settle into one of two different stable states, depending on small differences in conditions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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That said, there’s a real sense that the dust is starting to settle.—
Paul Chai,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Kickbacks detailed in court records Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of unraveling Gatlin’s web of fraudulent charges for investigators and Foundation officials was determining the validity of charges.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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International investment treaty disputes are arbitrated under a third-party institution that employs attorneys who specialize in international law and have no particular ties to either party.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the event a matter must be arbitrated before a neutral arbitrator, the arbitration provision could nonetheless spell out certain criteria that the league believes are important to the league’s interests and which the arbitrator must consider in reaching a decision.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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After pulverizing Gaza so relentlessly that a country founded in the shadow of the Holocaust was judged by experts as complicit in genocide, Israel’s military and intelligence apparatus also struck out elsewhere—Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Syria.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Their next opportunity to do so comes against a Lions team that knows better than to judge by current records.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the 42nd minute, having cut inside Niang, Leysen lunged wildly to try and prevent Elanga recovering the ball, but got nowhere near it and conceded a penalty (he was harshly adjudged to have handballed it during the second half for another spot kick, too).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The University of Oregon alumnus was adjudged to have erred while moving through a gap between Germany’s Robert Farken and Stefan Nillessen late in the heat, with an appeal by USA Track & Field denied.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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