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
However, none will have criminal records after their cases are adjudicated, under a deal the district attorney offered during a stern press conference on Tuesday.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The budget resolution, which lays out instructions for each committee, ordered House panels to find at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, while Senate panels are mandated to make at least $4 billion in slashes — a significant difference that leaders in both parties will have to adjudicate.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
All of that and more is being adjudicated in courtrooms, meaning much of what he’s done could come undone.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Marks notes that government scientists spend hours adjudicating each report of serious injury or death, often by tracking down death certificates and interviewing health providers.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The budget resolution, which lays out instructions for each committee, ordered House panels to find at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, while Senate panels are mandated to make at least $4 billion in slashes — a significant difference that leaders in both parties will have to adjudicate.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
All of that and more is being adjudicated in courtrooms, meaning much of what he’s done could come undone.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Marks notes that government scientists spend hours adjudicating each report of serious injury or death, often by tracking down death certificates and interviewing health providers.
—Matthew Perrone, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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In lieu of two events, he’s decided to combine the unveiling of his fall 2025 haute couture collection with a celebration event at his Paris headquarters, which is a stone’s throw from the Opéra Garnier.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Some filmmakers have decided to expand Iran’s underground cinema.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Have all the evidentiary issues been settled? Not entirely.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Listen to this article San Diego is paying out $700,000 to settle two injury lawsuits, one involving a pedestrian in San Ysidro and another involving a motorcycle rider in northern Clairemont.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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State police investigated the incident and presented a case file to Crews to determine if the officers acted lawfully, the release states.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2025
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The infrastructure companies build today could determine the workforce's speed, scale and fairness tomorrow.—
Gangesh Pathak,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The decision was arbitrated by several sports bodies, including the International Olympic Committee, the International Gymnastics Federation and the Court of Arbitration for Sport.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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When sophisticated businesses agree to arbitrate, judges are often inclined to dismiss lawsuits attempts to bypass arbitration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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But judge Thierry Donard said Depardieu's explanation of events had been unconvincing.—
Juliette Jabkhiro,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The team next asked another group of taste testers to judge whether those compounds altered capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin pungency, either on their own or in combination with one another.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 May 2025
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Barcelona were adjudged to have overstated their UEFA PSR position by €267million in 2022, for which they were fined €500,000 by the European governing body.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Vezina Trophy Given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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