1
as in decided
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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2
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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as in derived
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 believed
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 judged
Many programs and coaches are judged by the number of Final Four appearances, where teams are presented with watches as a memento and, at Indianapolis, souvenir racecar helmets.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
College teams looked at the 6-6 guard with the long hair and likely judged the book by its cover.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The ball, hit 385 feet, was judged by Statcast as having been far enough to have been a home run in any of the major leagues’ 30 ballparks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Feminists always objected to being judged by our looks.
—Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 2 Apr. 2026
The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) award is an automotive competition where vehicles are judged on innovation, safety, excellence and other criteria to determine which vehicle is the best of them all for the year.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Every move is quietly observed and silently judged.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
In the lab, Koch says, consciousness is judged by behavior.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
They’re just not judged on the same scale.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
College teams looked at the 6-6 guard with the long hair and likely judged the book by its cover.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The ball, hit 385 feet, was judged by Statcast as having been far enough to have been a home run in any of the major leagues’ 30 ballparks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Feminists always objected to being judged by our looks.
—Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 2 Apr. 2026
The World Car of the Year (WCOTY) award is an automotive competition where vehicles are judged on innovation, safety, excellence and other criteria to determine which vehicle is the best of them all for the year.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Every move is quietly observed and silently judged.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
In the lab, Koch says, consciousness is judged by behavior.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
They’re just not judged on the same scale.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judged
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Carolina does have some remaining needs, and with the selection process just around the corner, The Charlotte Observer decided to go back to the drawing board.—
Mike Kaye
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Last year, several Colorado school districts with policies that protect girls’ sports decided to pre-emptively sue the Colorado Civil Rights Division over their policies’ conflict with Colorado law.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the beginning of the year, investors and economists broadly estimated that the labor market would remain stable this year, albeit in a weaker state.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The measure also bans the sale of nitrous oxide for recreational use, and of cannabinoids derived from hemp plants — including Delta-8, Delta-10, THC-O and THC-P — which are currently unregulated and becoming increasingly potent.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Equally important, but garnering less attention, have been the price increases for products made from energy, like nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, which is synthesized from ammonia, derived from natural gas.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The tanker is believed to have carried approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline during the crash.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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The researchers believed that superior hardware was being reserved for profit-generating activities.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The doctor told them to wait six weeks, but Style was determined to play.—
Charles Baggarly
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Her identity was determined during the booking process.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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How did April 5 get calculated for this year?—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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That's because it was calculated after Orion's translunar injection (TLI) burn, a nearly six-minute-long maneuver that sent the capsule out of Earth orbit and on its way to the moon.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Stout, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and has worked in the mental health field her entire career, understood what her uncle needed, and Hochheiser himself wasn’t shy.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the ’90s and 2000s, under Senegalese presidents Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, who extended Leopold Senghor’s vision of art as statecraft, Dak’Art benefited from government backing not just as a matter of policy but because these presidents understood that culture mattered.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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How many average people have once thought about harming ourselves or others?—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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At first, Sacramento County Sheriff’s dispatcher Leslie Beach thought the call was a code 211 robbery-in-progress.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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