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
That agency is tasked with adjudicating appeals from federal employees regarding adverse actions taken against them.
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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
The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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
The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicating
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And Indiana's attorney general has asked a federal appeals court to take note of the Louisiana case when deciding a challenge to how judges are selected in Lake County.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Mayor Eric Johnson and city council members are getting closer to deciding what to do about Dallas City Hall.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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The scientists analyzed their data further, determining that the red dwarf stars may have consumed the equivalent of three to ten Earths in planetary matter in total.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Test scores are just one data point that may be used in determining if a child should be held back, alongside classroom grades, teacher recommendations and attendance.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
Verb
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But just outside George Town, that same shoreline also supports residences built not for checking in, but settling in.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Ferraro’s Ristorante, Stage Door Casino, Battista’s Hole in the Wall, and Ellis Island all pursued legal action, with race officials ultimately settling each case out of court, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The View cohosts are fed up with male politicians, judging by Monday's Hot Topics chat.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Engineers are shipping code faster, customer service teams are resolving tickets in half the time, and operations teams are automating workflows that used to require approval from three departments.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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These include small but powerful things, like making coffee, cleaning up messes, handling obscure admin tasks, managing owners and external reporting, managing cash flow, improving legal contracts, resolving legal conflicts—and staying positive amid times of extreme crisis.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Adjudicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicating. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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