as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious
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Recent Examples of adjudge
Vezina Trophy Given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Townsend was adjudged to have fouled Richie Saunders, to the dismay of the vocal home crowd.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
AfD firebrand Björn Höcke was last year adjudged to have overstepped that line.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Jack Adams Award Given to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.
—Sean Gentille, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Townsend was adjudged to have fouled Richie Saunders, to the dismay of the vocal home crowd.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
AfD firebrand Björn Höcke was last year adjudged to have overstepped that line.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Jack Adams Award Given to the coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success.
—Sean Gentille, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudge
Verb
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The creator has no control over the timeline — the player decides everything.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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When those plans fell apart, White decided to go fishing anyway.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The first is controlling confidentiality by determining who can see or read data.—
Judith Magyar,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Whether farmers use the high prices as an opportunity to expand their herds or instead seek to profit from selling off cows for slaughter will determine whether the U.S. cattle herd continues to shrink, Nelson wrote.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Four years after the actress' firing from The Mandalorian in 2021, the studio behind Star Wars and its parent company, Disney, announced that the companies have settled the actress' lawsuit against the studios out of court.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The people settling here were in for some major changes from formerly nomadic lifestyles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Shorts Program was judged by Leah Bleich, Kimberly Gatewood, Andrew Kasch, Rakhee Morzaria, Nicole Stamp, and Adam Tsekhman.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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This year’s judging panel include Rankin, Nile Rodgers, Eric Burton, Joe Keery, Scarlet Page, Dimitri From Paris, Julia Cumming, and Simon Wheatley. Abbey Road Music Photography Awards will be held at Abbey Road Studios in London on Oct. 2.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But ethics advocates say the law is not strong enough and does not adjudicate conflict of interest concerns.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
30 July 2025
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Its platform pulls data from electronic medical records at hospitals and clinics, cleans and adjudicates the clinical notes and then returns them to the health care organizations for cancer research and drug development purposes.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Additionally, the terms state that robotaxis shouldn’t be used to provide emergency transportation and that riders in the pilot program will need to arbitrate any dispute.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Given his often conflicting obligations to cyberspace operations under Title 10 of the U.S. Code and signals intelligence under Title 50, he is compelled to arbitrate in favor of one or the other, rather than advocate on behalf of either side.—
James G. Stavridis,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Oct. 2013
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“Adjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudge. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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