judged

past tense of judge
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as in estimated
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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Recent Examples of judged The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026 Consistently leaving feeling judged or depleted warrants a closer look at the relationship. — Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 Here’s my piece on quarterback Malik Willis and how he should be judged after four games. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Environmental impacts would be judged under the laws and standards in place when an application is submitted. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Poorer women were extremely vulnerable if they were judged to have sinned like this. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Hunters are judged on style while hurdling barriers, while jumpers depend on speed and clean jumps. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 Across both sections, the festival screened 32 short films, judged by Brazilian cinematographer Aline Belfort, filmmaker Caio Amado Soares and programmer Lou Loução. — Ed Meza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 One dad jumped onto Reddit to vent about his recent experience on a flight with his family–and how being judged has led to some lingering hurt. — Devonne Goode, Parents, 26 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judged
Verb
  • On second thought, that seems like an expensive experiment to undertake with uncertain results, but the folks at Brown-Forman decided to try something similar.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
  • At Trâmette, Quang decided to test out the gratuity payment option — but only for guests with whom the staff may have struck a particularly good rapport.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Its price is estimated between £35,000-55,000 ($46,000-72,500).
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Gandhirajan estimated that the one-day shutdown cost the government around 84 lakh rupees, or $86,800, in GST revenue.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • One key objection was the mature tone of the narrative, in which the child protagonist is directly confronted and endangered by the evils derived from fascist ideologies.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Phytochemicals derived from the plant are used in manufacturing cosmetics.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Industry analysts observe that if market participants believed crude transport could permanently rely on rerouting, alternative ports, and emergency reserve releases, oil prices should have pulled back meaningfully.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that sum—$250 million—comes from his contract with the Saudi Pro League’s Al Nassr, which is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Deputies arrived and determined Suastegui-Velazquez was a victim of a homicide.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But after a while, the lack of grounding gets tiring, as various supernatural shenanigans appear to be determined more by plot convenience than anything else.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While some of the engineering can be precisely calculated — air, water, waste, power, occupancy and storage, for example — other questions around bunker design are murkier.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Integral members of American society, whose absence contributes to financial and psychological damage to other Americans—typically children—in ways yet to be calculated.
    — Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Amidst all the turmoil, everyone understood that the March 5 election was a make-or-break moment not only for the Hitler chancellorship but for democracy itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Dave 1 understood the instinct immediately, even when the results took him by surprise.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The governor’s mansion, Plantation House, was built in 1791 by the East India Company, and is famed today as the home of Jonathan, a tortoise from the Seychelles who is now aged about 194 and thought to be the oldest creature on Earth.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Palos Verdes players thought the ball was dead after stoppage for an Inglewood injury, but the officials started running the clock when play resumed, and Palos Verdes finally called a timeout.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

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