1
as in deciding
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 estimating
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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3
as in deriving
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 thinking
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 judging
Today, the antagonism between the defendants and the system judging them took the shape of civilized disagreement.
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Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
Ballerini is judging the competition alongside the company's Chief of Financial Empowerment Vivian Tu and Grammy-winning songwriter Shane McAnally.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
But judging from all the people crowding into downtown on that unseasonably warm March afternoon, Livermore isn’t so hidden anymore.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
And judging by their spending, Americans agree.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 4 June 2026
In this case, the discrimination was more serious than an NBA team judging a guard’s height and athleticism.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The View cohosts are fed up with male politicians, judging by Monday's Hot Topics chat.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Chefs and pastry pros tend to look at grocery-store pints a little differently, judging everything from texture and butterfat content to ingredient lists.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026
Ballerini is judging the competition alongside the company's Chief of Financial Empowerment Vivian Tu and Grammy-winning songwriter Shane McAnally.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
But judging from all the people crowding into downtown on that unseasonably warm March afternoon, Livermore isn’t so hidden anymore.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
And judging by their spending, Americans agree.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 4 June 2026
In this case, the discrimination was more serious than an NBA team judging a guard’s height and athleticism.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.
—Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The View cohosts are fed up with male politicians, judging by Monday's Hot Topics chat.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Chefs and pastry pros tend to look at grocery-store pints a little differently, judging everything from texture and butterfat content to ingredient lists.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judging
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And Indiana's attorney general has asked a federal appeals court to take note of the Louisiana case when deciding a challenge to how judges are selected in Lake County.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Mayor Eric Johnson and city council members are getting closer to deciding what to do about Dallas City Hall.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Projecting overhead and estimating margins isn't the issue.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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On Thursday, a jury found Geisy Rodriguez Brito, 33, of Royal Palm Beach, guilty of human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communications device but not guilty of deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution or witness tampering.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Carson had been thinking about the pesticide DDT since the 1940s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But Shaboozey, dressed in head-to-toe denim with brown suede boots, his dreadlocks hanging loose across his back, is thinking about his mother.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
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With inconsistent means of determining whether something is credible or not, combined with an inherent lack of trust in others, maybe communicators need a more measured approach that goes beyond checking for facts.—
Jennifer Best,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The distinction is in determining which slice of the work is irreplaceable and the main purview of humans, and which slices can be delegated to AI.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Nursing home operators argued the state failed to properly account for the medical complexity of residents when calculating those payments, reducing reimbursement for facilities caring for some of the sickest patients.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Tiny silica beads about 10 microns in diameter are projected at the polymer at about 750 meters per second (over 1,600 miles per hour) with the amount of energy absorbed measured by calculating the change in particle velocity before and after the beads pass through.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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While this energy focuses more on couples, exploring and understanding your needs and sexuality will feel deeply fulfilling at this time.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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Davis told Variety that Bulochnikov-Paul’s experience is a sign of how much progress has been made in research and understanding how to manage the diseases, which affects different people in different ways.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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Several people involved in the show’s production, most notably Saito, were initially opposed, believing that the mainstream young female audience the series was supposed to court would respond poorly to anything other than a heterosexual pairing.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Hochman urged a court to pause payments for the nearly $5 billion settlements, believing that as much as 81% of the claims were fraudulent.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Judging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judging. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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