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as in judge
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
appealed to the bench for leniency
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as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice
a ruling from the bench is expected any day now
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Recent Examples of bench
Ideas and techniques travel fast from the lab bench to the engineering shop to the industrial warehouse.
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Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
One year after her appointment, Karki faced an impeachment motion from the ruling coalition after her bench overturned the government’s choice for police chief, a decision seen as a defense of meritocracy against political cronyism.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The interior features plenty of chrome, along with cloth upholstery on the door panels and front and rear benches.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Two hours before Friday’s kickoff, Mission Hills’ Jackson Fader, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound junior offensive tackle, sat on the Grizzlies’ bench during the JV game and talked about the showdown.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
One year after her appointment, Karki faced an impeachment motion from the ruling coalition after her bench overturned the government’s choice for police chief, a decision seen as a defense of meritocracy against political cronyism.
—Sugam Pokharel, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The interior features plenty of chrome, along with cloth upholstery on the door panels and front and rear benches.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Two hours before Friday’s kickoff, Mission Hills’ Jackson Fader, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound junior offensive tackle, sat on the Grizzlies’ bench during the JV game and talked about the showdown.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bench
Noun
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The man was arrested and charged with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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In September, a federal judge prevented Utah from enforcing them.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Maxar/Google Earth The Hague tribunal's 2016 ruling under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea classified Subi Reef as a low-tide elevation, not entitled to its own territorial sea or exclusive economic zone.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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After projects that have spanned a post-human far future, a 1940s post-wartime tribunal and 14th-century England, Peckham is hoping for something set in the present day.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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His next court case came in January this year, when court records say Brown was at a hospital and someone called police about him.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Favorability sank 22 percentage points from August 2020, when 70% of respondents approved of the court.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bench. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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