as in to decide
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 adjudicate
But Democrats have warned that firing thousands of VA employees will have devastating impacts on the nation's veterans, forcing them to wait longer for medical care, to have disability claims adjudicated and to speak to someone at the Veterans Crisis Line.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
With their unique complexities, City Attorney Pete Schulte said, domestic violence cases take four times as long to adjudicate than other misdemeanor violations.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Nor were established procedures for adjudicating such a failure followed; the government didn’t even deign to give the appearance of doing so.
—Michael S. Roth, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
At the end of any IA investigation, the department may pursue charges that would be adjudicated by a State Police Trial Board.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
With their unique complexities, City Attorney Pete Schulte said, domestic violence cases take four times as long to adjudicate than other misdemeanor violations.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Nor were established procedures for adjudicating such a failure followed; the government didn’t even deign to give the appearance of doing so.
—Michael S. Roth, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
At the end of any IA investigation, the department may pursue charges that would be adjudicated by a State Police Trial Board.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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However Republicans decide to handle them, legislative experts say that’s where their attention will be focused.—
Aris Folley,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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Rudd agrees and, delighted by the experience, returns the favor for Samberg, who decides to don only a T-shirt for his portrait.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The title nears the summit once again on both the Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums rosters, settling at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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This Summer By Daisy Jones Shopping The Best Nontoxic Sunscreens, According to Dermatologists By Jenny Berg Born in Kampala and raised for a time in Cape Town, Mamdani later settled with Nair and his father, academic and writer Mahmood Mamdani, in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
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Transparent pricing: Rates are determined based on calculations that consider real factors—from driving experience and vehicle type to business location.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The new hearing is scheduled for May 9 and will determine the admissibility of the reports.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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If hip-hop is viewed as a cultural inheritance, then its value – and what’s considered historically important – may be better arbitrated by people in the culture, not outside forces.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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Our borders, if not strictly arbitrary, were certainly arbitrated by outsiders during colonialism, and fixed on the map only six decades ago.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Redick understood he’d be judged by wins and losses in the NBA coaching seat.—
Jovan Buha,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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And judging from the applause in the room when Cato president and CEO Peter Goettler said explicitly what Koch merely waved at, the feistiness is not fading.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Barcelona were adjudged to have overstated their UEFA PSR position by €267million in 2022, for which they were fined €500,000 by the European governing body.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Vezina Trophy Given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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