ARBITRATED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

arbitrated

verb

past tense of arbitrate

as in settled

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) will arbitrate the dispute between the company and the labor union

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Recent Examples of arbitrated Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 Alleged violations of these treaties are arbitrated through the Investor State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS), which has turned out to be a boon for fossil asset owners. — Jessica F. Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025 International investment treaty disputes are arbitrated under a third-party institution that employs attorneys who specialize in international law and have no particular ties to either party. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 In the event a matter must be arbitrated before a neutral arbitrator, the arbitration provision could nonetheless spell out certain criteria that the league believes are important to the league’s interests and which the arbitrator must consider in reaching a decision. — Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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The firm later represented the NCAA in the consolidated House litigation that settled last year, clearing the way for schools to directly pay players.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Was there a kind of indifference — not cold, but settled — in which nothing felt particularly more significant because an end was coming?

— Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of settled

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Their brain has already decided where the answer is most likely to be, and everything outside that expectation receives very little attention.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Bardstown Bourbon Company, which is well known for indulging its experimental impulses, decided to blend together bourbon and rye and finish it in pineapple rum barrels with pieces of pineapple added to the whiskey for good measure.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of decided

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Those guys had first- and second-round talent, at least as determined by the 32 teams.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Worth said the total restoration cost has not yet been determined but that there are several non-city funding sources available to pay for the restoration, including the sale of historic tax credits, as well as naming rights.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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And there could be veteran players available, given the recent court injunction allowing fourth-year seniors from 2025-26 a fifth season of eligibility — at least until the case is adjudicated, however long that might take.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
The conditions do not apply to claims submitted before July 1, 2020, or those close to being adjudicated.

— Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 July 2026

Definition of adjudicated

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Prompts included topics like Tiananmen Square, with the responses judged by AI models from four different labs (xAI, Google, OpenAI and Anthropic).

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
As someone with post-traumatic stress disorder, Flehinger also thinks he was unfairly judged for some of his past behavior.

— Margie Cullen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of judged

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Suda filed suit for wrongful dismissal, and the museum countersued her for theft; the conflict is set to be resolved via arbitration, at a judge’s order, later this year.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
By the time of the fire, the Presbytery was in the process of selling the building, which remains under contract while contingencies are resolved.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of resolved

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Antoine Griezmann, France vs Croatia, 2018 Griezmann restores France’s lead with a penalty after Ivan Perisic was adjudged to have handled in the box.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team, marking the second such honor of his career after also winning the award in 2019.

— Mercury News, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

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