FINDS (FOR OR AGAINST) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

finds (for or against)

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present tense third-person singular of find (for or against)

as in rules (on)

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For Cabinet or senior officials, OSC refers its findings to the President, who determines disciplinary action.

— Connor Greene, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
This stage determines how engineers distribute major systems throughout the submarine.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of determines

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Around the same time, Congress established the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, an administrative body that adjudicates patent disputes.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
In New York, on the other hand, a neutral third party determines eligibility and adjudicates payouts.

— Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of adjudicates

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Paralympian Ezra Frech maintained his frontrunner status last week by earning the season’s first 10, but after that dam broke, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough, and guest judge Kym Johnson began handing them out like hotcakes.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
For an adolescent navigating friendships, rejection, identity and belonging, something that never judges them or gossips and is always available can be incredibly compelling.

— Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of judges

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Investing in a key city corridor With Monday’s approval, the project now has the city’s largest TIF district south of Interstate 435, investing in what the city deems as a key corridor for the future, Skoog said.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
The draft agreement would require CMS to repay the city for any expenses the city deems ineligible.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of deems

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Due to censorship laws in Middle East, Variety hears that the scene in question — not critical but the source of much chatter — will have to be cut for it to be released.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Alan hears my plea and emerges from the shadows to invite the players to a nightcap and a deadly game with the Traitors.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

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