as in decides
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 arbitrates
Khalid Hamideh, a local attorney who has worked with the tribunal, said the group arbitrates in civil family matters as well as in contractual disputes.
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Isabella Volmert, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
Much like the Basel Committee harmonizes bank capital standards, or the WTO arbitrates trade disputes, a global competition body could improve outcomes by monitoring what no single authority can.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Isabella Volmert, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
Much like the Basel Committee harmonizes bank capital standards, or the WTO arbitrates trade disputes, a global competition body could improve outcomes by monitoring what no single authority can.
—Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arbitrates
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Lucky decides to take Mason to his first baseball game in Atlanta, only to encounter a series of complications and setbacks for which fatherhood, grief, and economic barriers are a distinct part of the Black American experience.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Outgoing Mayor Vi Lyles has announced her intent to resign by June 30 or whenever the council decides on her replacement.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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Authorities did say that additional information will be released once the three individuals are identified, and when the medical examiner determines their cause of death.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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If the state determines the bear is a threat to public safety, it will be euthanized.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Soft, salt‑sweet air settles over a stretch of sand where no one seems in a rush to be anywhere else.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
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Still, after the dust settles, the Iranian regime may end up in a better financial situation than before the war started.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The speed at which the system adjudicates cases benefits deserving victims but also abets fraud.—
Ike Brannon,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Guest Janine Kovac, in addition to being an author herself, adjudicates submissions for various residencies and is co-director of Litquake’s Lit Crawl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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This time, judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie convinced him to give the show another shot, igniting his journey all the way to the finale.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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The truck just leans into the work and gets on with life like a ranch foreman who drinks coffee black and silently judges your hitch setup.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 May 2026
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“Arbitrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrates. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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