ADJUDICATING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

adjudicating

verb

present participle of adjudicate

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 Kulkarni said their current priorities are to keep Bondonga from being relocated and adjudicating her green card application while also pushing her team's habeas corpus application forward, attempting to prove her detention unlawful. — Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026 The Justices’ daily business involves resolving ambiguities, clarifying jurisdiction, harmonizing conflicting statutes, and adjudicating conflicts in special jurisdictions. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The World Trade Organization carries on adjudicating trade disputes, despite a surge in protectionism. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The office added that all judges have a legal, ethical and professional obligation to be impartial and neutral in adjudicating cases. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 And when adjudicating this kind of accident, the courts tend to favor lenience. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The House’s post-#MeToo rule changes in 2018 clarified that members cannot pursue relationships with their own staff and created a new process for adjudicating harassment claims. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 July 2026 But the speech gave him a fresh outrage through which to revisit an old defeat, accuse his own government of betrayal and force the press to spend the evening adjudicating his claims. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 The final overriding decision was therefore not simply a process of adjudicating biological facts, but a judgment about what classification might do. — Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026

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As a retired fighter, Taylor faces the daunting task of deciding what comes next.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Right to Work laws consistently rank as one of the most important factors business leaders consider when deciding which state to relocate to or expand in, creating new jobs.

— Mark Mix, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of deciding

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The job is determining which structures still serve the business, and which persist only from historical habit.

— Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Since late in the 2024-25 season, determining the facts around an offside decision has been handed over to AI and involves dozens of cameras being fixed around every stadium.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of determining

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Matsson’s settling in here is more than just a matter of place.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
The question of whether Markle really expected Beyoncé to go out of her way to meet her, even as Markle is presumably still settling into her new life back in the UK, remains up in the air.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of settling

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The journalist took to the comment section of the social media post announcing her return to CBS Mornings and asked for a chance before judging.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
As those connected with Newcastle have discovered, judging windows in their immediate aftermath can be imprecise, as perceptions are a moveable feast.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of judging

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The planned center for arbitrating investment and commercial disputes, for example, will sit within the Syrian Investment Authority, which is itself attached to the presidency.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Plaintiffs attorneys, legislators and patients say Kaiser’s private and confidential process for arbitrating legal disputes over medical care still has key flaws that favor Kaiser over patients bringing malpractice cases.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of arbitrating

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McClanahan is hoping to return this season but is out for at least two weeks of key September games, quickly resolving the Rays’ dilemma of what to do with six starting pitchers.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
After resolving a few kinks in the setup, the team hopes to integrate the guide and other components on a chip and build a inertial quantum sensor array.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

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