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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4
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
Indeed, studying a company’s past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.
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Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And there was reason for optimism, judging by his effort Friday night in the Chiefs’ preseason game against the Bears at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
There will be five judging rings each day with judging throughout both days of kittens, cats in championship, premiership and the household pet class.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Around the planet, lawmakers, ethicists, and technologists are discovering that the most durable frameworks for judging new tools were forged long before the transistor.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
These eight prompts are obviously far from a rigorous evaluation of everything LLMs can do, and judging the responses obviously involves some level of subjectivity.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
That trend, judging from the Detroit joint practices, will extend into 2025.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
There appears to be somewhat of a reunion in the finale, judging from the preview, but the show’s impending end means that any hopes of seeing them as co-grandparents and hopefully as friends are gone…just like that.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Excluded from the process is judging for yourself what counts as relevant and making your own connections between ideas.
—Naomi S. Baron, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
And there was reason for optimism, judging by his effort Friday night in the Chiefs’ preseason game against the Bears at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
There will be five judging rings each day with judging throughout both days of kittens, cats in championship, premiership and the household pet class.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Around the planet, lawmakers, ethicists, and technologists are discovering that the most durable frameworks for judging new tools were forged long before the transistor.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
These eight prompts are obviously far from a rigorous evaluation of everything LLMs can do, and judging the responses obviously involves some level of subjectivity.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
That trend, judging from the Detroit joint practices, will extend into 2025.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
There appears to be somewhat of a reunion in the finale, judging from the preview, but the show’s impending end means that any hopes of seeing them as co-grandparents and hopefully as friends are gone…just like that.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Excluded from the process is judging for yourself what counts as relevant and making your own connections between ideas.
—Naomi S. Baron, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judging
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The two stuck close to each other's sides while posing for the cameras, even deciding to share a smooch to celebrate the exciting night.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Sunday government officials did not conduct any data projections before deciding to roll back vaccine mandates to assess the impact this move would have on the state’s overall case numbers.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
7 Sep. 2025
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Every company should have a contingency plan estimating the cost and operational impact of remedies like unbundling services or forced data sharing.—
Kevan Yalowitz,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The center's aurora dashboard has an animation estimating what aurora visibility will be like for the next 30 minutes.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Athletes are now deriving income from many sources.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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He is known as a good, low-maintenance type and someone who spends time thinking about his own game.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Homicidal ideation involves thinking about or considering harming or killing other people.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers told ProPublica that determining ill intent would be key to prosecute.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both will be monumental in determining the final wild-card spot.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike navigating on a flat map using Euclidean geometry, aeronautical navigation requires solving complex problems by calculating position and plotting courses on a model of the Earth as an ellipsoid, or a sphere.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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His dark, calculating gaze takes ahold of me with all the intensity of a bolt of lightning striking me down from above.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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When inquiring about a networking organization, understanding the differences among the most prominent categories could further inform a business owner’s decisions.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Romer's endogenous growth theory provides a fascinating lens for understanding AI inference costs by treating knowledge and ideas as non-rivalrous goods with unique economic properties.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wade was not wearing a PFD, one of the details about their son’s disappearance that Wade’s parents had a hard time believing.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Aeneid has a special relevance for the United States, a country founded by immigrants who fled from earlier homelands, often believing that divine providence justified their claim on a land already inhabited by many distinct groups of indigenous peoples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Judging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judging. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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