adjudicating

present participle of adjudicate

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Recent Examples of adjudicating When adjudicating a request filed on Form I-129 involving the same parties and the same underlying facts, USCIS gives deference to its prior determination of the petitioner’s, applicant's, or beneficiary's eligibility. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The higher court unanimously ruled that the CPUC was granted unfair deference, and that all parties should be treated equally when adjudicating a dispute. Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 The January 17 ruling, which went into effect this week, left it open for USCIS to potentially begin adjudicating new applications to the program. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The cuts, which affected 82 of the federal office’s employees, also risk delaying critical new rules designed to speed the process of adjudicating disputes over surprise bills between health plans and medical providers. Noam N. Levey, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025 California has not carried out an execution since 2006 but the death penalty remains on the books, and prosecutors continue to seek capital punishment in expensive trials that add millions to the cost of adjudicating murder cases. Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 24 Feb. 2025 The move to fire her also means that the NLRB does not have enough members to hold a quorum, halting the NLRB from carrying out certain duties such as adjudicating routine cases. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 Their diplomacy was motivated in part by the prestige that comes from adjudicating a large-scale conflict. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024 Prosecutors have for months argued the seriousness of the crime warranted adjudicating the matter in adult court. Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicating
Verb
  • Despite Schneider saying ahead of the game, Yesavage was a real option, the manager confirmed Saturday the rookie righty was never going to appear in the deciding fourth contest.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • With how charming the patterns are, deciding on just one can be just as hard as deciding on your china pattern for your wedding registry.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Schilders believes the importance of determining the exact injury is crucial.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Many players will still be determining their new destinations as classes start.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Cheese Curd's case, further videos show the former stray settling on his rescuer's lap, eating treats, and cuddling up with new toys and pillows bought especially for him.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Lanvin Group remains in the midst of a significant transition with Peter Copping putting his mark on Lanvin and Paul Andrew settling in at Sergio Rossi.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Terao’s book resonated with Taiwanese readers, judging by its reviews, podcast discourse, and two Taiwan Literature Award prizes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But judging by photos and videos the Chiefs shared on social media, the star of the night was Tammy Reid, who is married to head coach Andy Reid.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The above proposal would incentivize claimants to name the league or the Commissioner as a party to avoid arbitrating in front of the Commissioner.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And attempts at resolving the issue have so far failed.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Departments reported resolving 20% of calls using drones, without sending police in patrol cars to scenes, according to the company.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Adjudicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicating. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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