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as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings
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as in court
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence
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as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence
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as in to estimate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it
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as in to understand
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother
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as in to think
to have as an opinion
I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her
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Recent Examples of judge
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Several lawsuits were also filed challenging the legality of the fund, and a federal judge in Virginia blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with it.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Alan Pannier,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Justice is a central theme of the scriptures; nations are judged based on their treatment of the poor.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
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Noun
Such hallucinatory citations are, according to judges and lawyers, troubling at a variety of levels, including for their threat to the integrity of the judicial system.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Several lawsuits were also filed challenging the legality of the fund, and a federal judge in Virginia blocked the Justice Department from moving forward with it.
—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Verb
Benefits weigh heavily in how people judge an employer, and a frustrating pharmacy experience reflects on leadership, fairly or not.
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Alan Pannier,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Justice is a central theme of the scriptures; nations are judged based on their treatment of the poor.
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judge
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The side referee puts up the flag for offside, and this one remains scoreless in the early going.
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After a lengthy replay review, the referee ruled that Sulaka should be given a red card.
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Those arrested for criminal conduct must be held accountable in our court system.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
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Obviously, mom needs to be given the options in this situation and allowed to make her own decisions, but those options can be framed in such a way that mom has to decide the option within the framework of allowing her children their autonomy as well.
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After countless date nights spent wandering Costco aisles during executive member hours and dining on food-court pizza and hot dogs, Beth and Alec Harwerth decided there was no better location for their engagement photos.
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The events are expected to draw hundreds of thousands to the city over the next two months, officials estimate.
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Orozco estimated that the nearby fire had caused sales to drop by 70% over the past week.
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These reports present your income and spending habits with clean, easy-to-understand visualizations.
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Raised in Rio de Janeiro, Burle Marx understood the country’s abundance as both subject and material.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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But in thinking about all these different groups, Krieger said a battery storage system may be a type of technology that everyone can get behind.
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After the Pride coach addressed the home plate umpire, words were exchanged between the coach and first base umpire who then got face-to-face with the coach.
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Jake Mangum then hit a grounder to third baseman Kyle Karros, and the game ended when umpires determined Karros was interfered with by Billy Cook.
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The case sat in limbo for a year before a federal magistrate judge denied Google’s request to toss the warrant in November 2024, agreeing with the Justice Department.
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The magistrate denied bond at this time, and Bercea was remanded to the Oakland County Jail.
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“Judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judge. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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