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or judgement
1
as in ruling
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the court will give its judgment in this case tomorrow morning
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2
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks
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3
as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one
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4
as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative
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Recent Examples of judgment
Learn what’s going on with her without judgment.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
But there is another, much more tragic strand, which involves bad judgments by the Post itself.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Lonesome Dove brings to bear a classical judgment of humanity as hostage to circumstance destiny, in the end, exerting its will with certainty, a grip that no man, however spirited, ever eludes.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
For some people, these sessions are about reflective dialogue that gives them a place to talk about their hopes, fears and possibilities, out loud and without judgment.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
But there is another, much more tragic strand, which involves bad judgments by the Post itself.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Moreover, Lonesome Dove brings to bear a classical judgment of humanity as hostage to circumstance destiny, in the end, exerting its will with certainty, a grip that no man, however spirited, ever eludes.
—Miles Beller, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
For some people, these sessions are about reflective dialogue that gives them a place to talk about their hopes, fears and possibilities, out loud and without judgment.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgment
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According to the court ruling, in August 2023, while returning from the store, Landuga, who lived in Kurakhivka, in Donetsk region, saw Ukrainian soldiers at the home of her son’s godmother and in the barracks of the Military Mining Rescue Unit.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Governor Newsom has indicated that the appropriate response to the court ruling is to focus on federal agents specifically rather than expanding the law to include state officers, suggesting these are separate issues that warrant different approaches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, the council did not make any comments about its decision during a special meeting with a single item to approve of the new contract.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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There’s no need to book a table here, as all four restaurants reserve a space for residents, ideal for my often last-minute dining decisions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Poll position The SEC has a higher opinion of itself than voters in the Associated Press top 25 poll.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Better than last year, in my opinion.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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And in a recent assessment of the chances for a Supreme Court vacancy, Washington consultant Bruce Mehlman noted that all of the justices are well-below the average age of 79 for those who’ve stepped down in recent years.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Putin thought a window of opportunity had finally emerged, such that in those historical assessments Ukraine will follow from Afghanistan much as Poland in 1939 followed from Munich in 1938.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Westville is a medium-security facility, with an average sentence of six to 12 years.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The newspaper found a judge who improperly threatened to call immigration authorities on a defendant in his courtroom and a court that illegally used contempt of court to dramatically inflate jail sentences for poor and unhoused individuals.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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As the verdict was announced, his followers unleashed a wave of fury across Punjab and Haryana.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Their convictions come more than two years after another judge issued a mixed verdict involving other members of Misick’s Progressive National Party government who were accused of similar charges in the archipelago, located about 600 miles south of Florida.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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According to reporting by The New York Times, births in 1966 fell sharply amid a belief that girls born in a Fire Horse year would bring misfortune to their future husbands.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Shaped by biblical ethics, nonviolence, and the belief that justice is indivisible, his framework refused the logic of zero-sum morality.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Such an appraisal is the rule, where Bingham’s influence is concerned.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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The plan froze property values for two years after the 2024 appraisal was done, meaning if the property value goes up or down based on the economic climate, the property’s value won’t actually change until the next appraisal is done in 2027.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgment. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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