as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union
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Recent Examples of arbitrate
Much like the Basel Committee harmonizes bank capital standards, or the WTO arbitrates trade disputes, a global competition body could improve outcomes by monitoring what no single authority can.
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Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Alleged violations of these treaties are arbitrated through the Investor State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS), which has turned out to be a boon for fossil asset owners.
—Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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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Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Alleged violations of these treaties are arbitrated through the Investor State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS), which has turned out to be a boon for fossil asset owners.
—Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrate
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In June, county voters will decide whether to back it.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Yet it’s left largely to each state to decide how much infectious disease reporting to require about it.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The bankruptcy, a chapter 11 filing that allows a company to reorganize rather than quickly sell off and shutter, would take time for courts and attorneys to settle.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Knoxville was settled in 1786 and served as a territorial capital before Tennessee gained statehood and joined the union.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Its outcome could help determine how those other cases are resolved.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Horst has reluctantly postponed Serafini’s sentencing three times in the past several months, because the judge had to first hear testimony and arguments to determine whether to grant Serafini a new trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Dozens more judges retired or resigned, citing discomfort surrounding new policies about how they were supposed to adjudicate, according to interviews with current and former EOIR staff.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 Feb. 2026
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This matter will be resolved through the judicial process and adjudicated in a court of law.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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My folks taught me to be kind, quick to laugh at myself, slow to judge others, and always work hard.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Quarterbacks won’t be judged solely on arm strength during throwing sessions; scouts will chart timing, footwork, and ball placement with forensic detail.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Arbitrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrate. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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