as in settled
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 adjudicated
However, a probate court commissioner in Nevada, where the matter was adjudicated, rebuked the effort, after which Rupert Murdoch had signaled an intent to appeal.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The charges are adjudicated through what's known as the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, a university service that facilitates dialogue and offers mediation services to students.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled at the time that Roosevelt could not fire Humphrey, who ultimately died in his FTC role while legal matters were still being adjudicated.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
So there is little chance that the United States' responsibility for climate harms will be adjudicated by the World Court anytime soon.
—Lauren Gifford, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The effort was officially adjudicated by Guinness World Records.
—New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
Only 17% of those arrested were adjudicated delinquent.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Apr. 2025
The records show the national median time for a case to be adjudicated is just under 11 months.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to an anger management class and one year of probation, court records show.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
The charges are adjudicated through what's known as the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, a university service that facilitates dialogue and offers mediation services to students.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court ruled at the time that Roosevelt could not fire Humphrey, who ultimately died in his FTC role while legal matters were still being adjudicated.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
So there is little chance that the United States' responsibility for climate harms will be adjudicated by the World Court anytime soon.
—Lauren Gifford, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The effort was officially adjudicated by Guinness World Records.
—New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
Only 17% of those arrested were adjudicated delinquent.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Apr. 2025
The records show the national median time for a case to be adjudicated is just under 11 months.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to an anger management class and one year of probation, court records show.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicated
Verb
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More than just a coffee shop, Refuge has a workforce-development program to help newcomers get settled, connect with people, and learn skills to assist them in building new lives.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Collective grading isn’t fair yet considering the teams have faced unbalanced competition, but two games provide a window into how each passer has settled into the season.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After coming in as an engineer, Dell'Anno decided to fully immerse himself in the culinary world.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The board placed the task of arts grants distribution into the hands of the Parks and Culture Committee and decided to transition its distribution formula to one that divided the total pot of arts funding allocated in the county budget equally among all qualified groups, Tarantino said.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Older Americans clearly need protection, and Tejasvi was determined to provide it.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tylee's remains were dismembered and so badly burned that her cause of death couldn't be determined, according to Business Insider.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From a tax perspective, for example, there is danger that individuals with imperfect compliance histories may be judged inconsistently.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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How could she be judged in communication?—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Until it was resolved, there could be no final accounting of Patagonia’s legacy, no real way to measure the impact of Chouinard’s lifetime of work.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The media empire fell about 5% following the announcement that the Murdoch family resolved its succession battle, with Lachlan Murdoch winning control of the company.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The case was prosecuted in Dougherty County, where investigators believe the child was killed.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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If not for his prominence, he most certainly would have been prosecuted.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The couple considered renting out the storefront portion of the building while simultaneously toying with the idea of opening a business of their own.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Seattle coach Mike Macdonald considered going for it on fourth-and-1 from the 19-yard line but instead opted for a field goal.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Adjudicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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