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
But lawyers for both have argued the president's firings have hobbled the boards and stymied their ability to adjudicate labor and employment disputes.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 May 2025
But Democrats suffered a defeat that may be more consequential: losing control of the state board that sets voting rules and adjudicates election disputes.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 16 May 2025
Its platform pulls data from electronic medical records, cleans and adjudicates the clinical notes, then returns them to health care organizations for research and development purposes.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The independent agency is in charge of investigating and adjudicating complaints about unfair labor practices and protecting U.S. workers' rights to form unions.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 May 2025
But Democrats suffered a defeat that may be more consequential: losing control of the state board that sets voting rules and adjudicates election disputes.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 16 May 2025
Its platform pulls data from electronic medical records, cleans and adjudicates the clinical notes, then returns them to health care organizations for research and development purposes.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The independent agency is in charge of investigating and adjudicating complaints about unfair labor practices and protecting U.S. workers' rights to form unions.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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Those include the major questions doctrine, which says Congress needs to give clear authorization for federal agencies to decide issues of major economic significance, and the nondelegation doctrine, which holds that Congress can't delegate its legislative power to the executive branch.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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In a thousand-year-old sport where a split second can decide everything, two months will probably feel like an eternity.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Like so many freshman comedies in the streaming age, the first season just doesn’t have enough episodes to settle into a comfortable rhythm.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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They were welcomed into the world at 29 weeks and spent some time in NICU before settling into their home with their two brothers, who are now two and four years old.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Wakanda Forever, the show follows Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a young genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Cohen said this would help determine if vehicles had any missing parts before the tow, a seeming nod to the news organizations’ story about a DMV employee who the agency’s investigators found schemed with a towing company to undervalue vehicles and sell them for thousands in profit.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Peru could not reconcile herself to the cession of Peruvian territory, but offered to arbitrate the question of indemnities and other questions arising out of the war.—
Edwin M. Borchard,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Oct. 2011
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That means agents must arbitrate claims against a player for unpaid commissions, but could sue them in court for any other aspect of their relationship.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Their performance is judged by a rotating panel of experts and global icons—from women’s football leaders to climate scientists—who bring credibility and visibility to the movement.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But on review, Sonnett was judged to have fouled Claire Hutton with a two-handed shove in the back, creating space for the header.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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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.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Barcelona were adjudged to have overstated their UEFA PSR position by €267million in 2022, for which they were fined €500,000 by the European governing body.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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