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
The government generally has to wait for those cases to be adjudicated or terminated before moving to deport them.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Rule of law connotes a concept in which the citizenry accepts and obeys laws and legal rules and respects the authority of the judicial system that adjudicates these rules.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to an anger management class and one year of probation, court records show.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump also ordered the Justice Department to throw out any pending indictments against Jan. 6 defendants whose cases haven’t yet been adjudicated, covering about 470 people.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Rule of law connotes a concept in which the citizenry accepts and obeys laws and legal rules and respects the authority of the judicial system that adjudicates these rules.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
He was adjudicated guilty and sentenced to an anger management class and one year of probation, court records show.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Trump also ordered the Justice Department to throw out any pending indictments against Jan. 6 defendants whose cases haven’t yet been adjudicated, covering about 470 people.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
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At the end of a decision, NAD usually decides whether specific advertising claims were supported by facts.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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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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For all the chaos and strife of the tariffs in the opening act of his second term, Trump’s U.S.-Canada-Mexico trade deal, which went into effect in 2020, and his negotiations with China during his first term indicate some ability not just to pick economic fights but to try to settle them.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of European Jews, including Sheinbaum’s grandparents, settled in the capital’s historic center.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 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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And in the court of public opinion, Statoil would be judged in the future for destroying them now.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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Just a ton of women saying baseball is now their favorite sport but those same women harshly judge me.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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