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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
appealed to the bench for leniency
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as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
a ruling from the bench is expected any day now
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Recent Examples of bench
Peyton Watson, DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji and Hunter Tyson are Denver’s bench forwards.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
This method builds a resilient organization, one that has a deep bench of talent ready to step up when unexpected challenges arise.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The park has amenities such as restrooms, picnic benches and its own walking path.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Their bench is thin and Skinner knows it.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
This method builds a resilient organization, one that has a deep bench of talent ready to step up when unexpected challenges arise.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The park has amenities such as restrooms, picnic benches and its own walking path.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Their bench is thin and Skinner knows it.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bench
Noun
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While the former army officer impressed judges with her delicate sugar work and love of French patisserie, navigating life after her win proved unexpectedly difficult.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Herald filed a letter to the judge on Thursday.—
Julie K. Brown Miami Herald,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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And now comes Nuremberg, being released in the same month that tribunal happened on November 21, 1945.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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His next court case came in January this year, when court records say Brown was at a hospital and someone called police about him.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Favorability sank 22 percentage points from August 2020, when 70% of respondents approved of the court.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bench. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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