as in deciding
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 adjudicating
This inspired a lot of lawsuits that have winded their ways through the court system and the Supreme Court is adjudicating one of those lawsuits right now, basically interpreting the Constitution.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 June 2026
That agency is tasked with adjudicating appeals from federal employees regarding adverse actions taken against them.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The courts are adjudicating those issues.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Alma Allen‘s pavilion for the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale has become a proxy fight over politics, process, and cultural authority—questions the artist himself has little interest in adjudicating.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
However, Attorney General Kris Kobach told McCabria at a hearing on Friday that the state would voluntarily refrain from invalidating anyone else’s driver’s licenses or adjudicating complaints about restroom usage until March 26, a month after the law took effect.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
The year is 2029 — not very far into the future, yet within its vision of what might lie in store for us in our future, our legal system is turned upside down, in favor of Artificial Intelligence adjudicating the outcome.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
An Essex County court was adjudicating the dispute; the local news surrounding the case had prompted the representatives to make inquiries.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 June 2026
That agency is tasked with adjudicating appeals from federal employees regarding adverse actions taken against them.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The courts are adjudicating those issues.
—Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Alma Allen‘s pavilion for the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale has become a proxy fight over politics, process, and cultural authority—questions the artist himself has little interest in adjudicating.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
However, Attorney General Kris Kobach told McCabria at a hearing on Friday that the state would voluntarily refrain from invalidating anyone else’s driver’s licenses or adjudicating complaints about restroom usage until March 26, a month after the law took effect.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
The year is 2029 — not very far into the future, yet within its vision of what might lie in store for us in our future, our legal system is turned upside down, in favor of Artificial Intelligence adjudicating the outcome.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
An Essex County court was adjudicating the dispute; the local news surrounding the case had prompted the representatives to make inquiries.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicating
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Engineers still need to examine the bridge design, inspection history, traffic loads, weather, material condition and measurement uncertainty before deciding whether to repair, restrict traffic or close a bridge.—
Alex Krasnok,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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The market was not suddenly deciding that Novo Nordisk was a bad business.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The November matchup between Collins and Ossoff is expected to be one of the most competitive Senate contests in the country and could play a major role in determining the balance of power in Washington.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The California Highway Patrol has not confirmed if the heat played a role in their death, and is waiting for an autopsy by the Shasta County Coroner before determining their cause of death.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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After settling along India’s west coast, many Parsis built their lives as merchants in bustling ports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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That challenges our previous assumption that plague spillover was a side effect of people taking up farming and settling in permanent villages and towns, living closer to each other and to an assortment of animals (and their fleas).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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Yet judging a cruise ship purely by its exterior misses the point.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Not a great look, judging by responses to posts of the moment by Barstool Sports and NY Post Sports.—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 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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Finding similarity and common ground is often an important step in reducing prejudice and resolving conflict.—
Steve S. Medeiros,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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Fin’s primary offering is an AI agent capable of resolving chat, email, WhatsApp, text message, phone, and Slack queries, Salesforce said.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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