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
Verb
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Studios will also be required to notify the DGA if an employer decides to license a director’s work to train a generative AI system to create new work.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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In the second step, a machine learning algorithm decides how to best combine the strength estimates with other information about the teams.—
Achim Zeileis,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Verb
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This Is Where the Serpent Lives is a systems novel about who gets to have ambition in the first place in a country where a person’s caste still determines so much of the course of their lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The report by the city auditor’s office found that there are gaps in how the city assesses costs, collects data and determines successful outcomes for unsheltered residents.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Clouds will gradually increase overnight as a cold front settles south toward the Red River.—
Nelly Carreño,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Stick with alcohol-free, subtle formulas so the scent settles into the fabric rather than shouts from it.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
10 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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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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Portnoy travels to cities around the world and judges their pizza scene by taking a single bite (or more) of a cheese pizza and giving it a review.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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“Arbitrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrates. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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