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
After encouragement from the Barcelona players, the goal was reviewed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), who adjudged that Maanum had strayed marginally offside before receiving the ball.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Vezina Trophy Given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position.
—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
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Vezina Trophy Given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudge
Verb
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Last year, the new group of commissioners decided to bring back Nadine Jarmon as the housing authority's executive director.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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El Dorado County voters also decided three Zone of Benefit tax measures on Tuesday.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Someone who is unable to work in mainstream punditry because his face no longer fits, but is determined to raise standards among those who do as an outside agitator.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pay attention to frost dates, rainfall, and snow levels to determine when to mulch and how deeply.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hoover was much better in the second quarter and led TCU into the red zone, but the Horned Frogs had to settle for a 35-yard Nate McCashland field goal.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Soika, a surgeon, unsuccessfully tried to book a rental car to get to Utah for a weekend trip before settling on an option that seemed straight out of Hollywood.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Wide receiver Nikko Remigio and his wife, Maureen Remigio, are on a gastronomincal adventure in the Big Apple judging from her social media posts.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Michael, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, looks likely to be expanded across two features, judging by the latest comments from Lionsgate execs.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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The cases against the former prime minister are not being adjudicated in Pakistan’s regular civil courts.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the league’s decision to place his salary in an interest-bearing account suggests the NBA might wait until the matter is adjudicated before voiding Rozier’s contract.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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“Adjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudge. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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