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
LeBron James pulls a fast one, the Nobel Peace Prize gets awarded, and a musical beef gets adjudicated.
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Melinda Yao, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
The boy was adjudicated delinquent on the disorderly conduct charge.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
Promoter reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Death penalty appeals would also be required to be adjudicated within two years of filing rather than allowing them to fester in the judicial system.
—Greg Norman , Charles Creitz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Melinda Yao, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
The boy was adjudicated delinquent on the disorderly conduct charge.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
Promoter reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Death penalty appeals would also be required to be adjudicated within two years of filing rather than allowing them to fester in the judicial system.
—Greg Norman , Charles Creitz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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
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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
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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
Verb
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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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In the event a matter must be arbitrated before a neutral arbitrator, the arbitration provision could nonetheless spell out certain criteria that the league believes are important to the league’s interests and which the arbitrator must consider in reaching a decision.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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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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Others may not be adjudged to need inpatient treatment, but still need significant support along the road to recovery.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In the 42nd minute, having cut inside Niang, Leysen lunged wildly to try and prevent Elanga recovering the ball, but got nowhere near it and conceded a penalty (he was harshly adjudged to have handballed it during the second half for another spot kick, too).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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