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
Chesterton will refer information about Miller to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, which will conduct its own investigation after the criminal case is adjudicated.
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Promoter reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
—Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Georgia, almost every single cycle after the Voting Rights Act, had to have its maps adjudicated by a court, and that was true for a lot of southern states.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Courts continue to adjudicate but with growing deference on matters touching the regime’s ideological core.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Promoter reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
—Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Georgia, almost every single cycle after the Voting Rights Act, had to have its maps adjudicated by a court, and that was true for a lot of southern states.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Courts continue to adjudicate but with growing deference on matters touching the regime’s ideological core.
—Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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In June, county voters will decide whether to back it.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Yet it’s left largely to each state to decide how much infectious disease reporting to require about it.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Trojans eventually settled in on offense, but their stifling defense would have to lead the way throughout.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The former duchess reportedly owed Johnny O’Sullivan a little under £100,000, which Epstein helped her settle after her bankruptcy in 2010.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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Its outcome could help determine how those other cases are resolved.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Horst has reluctantly postponed Serafini’s sentencing three times in the past several months, because the judge had to first hear testimony and arguments to determine whether to grant Serafini a new trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Its jurisdiction over credits is especially powerful, arbitrating decisions that can shape careers, reputations, and earnings.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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Volunteers often are needed for low-level jobs that Quimby does willingly, including keeping track of how long a person is taking for a shower, arbitrating the line for use of two bathrooms, and moderating use of washers and driers.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Transfers have been cancelled if, as Foster says, a player’s character is judged not to be a good fit.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The company has refused to provide financial records sought by California actuaries attempting to judge the merit of its pending rate hike, including plans to drop another 11,000 policies, according to public rate filing records obtained by The Times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dominic Solanke was adjudged to have made a fair challenge on City defender Marc Guehi in the act of scoring Tottenham’s first goal, something that annoyed manager Pep Guardiola and his players.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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So if the Sharks can stay in the playoff picture, defy the prognosticators and get in, then Celebrini should no doubt be considered for the Hart, given to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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