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or judgement
1
as in verdict
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the court will give its judgment in this case tomorrow morning
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2
as in decision
a position arrived at after consideration
built her fortune by making intelligent judgments about the performance of stocks
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3
as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
your judgment of the situation isn't a very good one
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4
as in evaluation
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
critical judgment on that new comedy has been overwhelmingly negative
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Recent Examples of judgment
In painting such a devastating picture of Biden, Harris raises questions about her own political judgment.
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october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The committee, in the report, also questioned ICE’s judgment in continuing to contract with the Nakamoto Group.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But there’s only so long a team can commit these sins before judgment comes.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
What counted was not the cut of a man’s figure but the steadiness of his judgment.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
The committee, in the report, also questioned ICE’s judgment in continuing to contract with the Nakamoto Group.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
But there’s only so long a team can commit these sins before judgment comes.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
What counted was not the cut of a man’s figure but the steadiness of his judgment.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgment
Noun
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The verdict is still out as to whether September’s pullback in cattle futures is a temporary pause in an ongoing climb higher or the first sign of lasting relief in a costly beef cycle.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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After the verdict was read, Diddy turned to the jury, placing his hands in a prayer-like fashion, according to the Associated Press.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Helping clients 'divorce emotions from investment decisions' Parsons Capital Management is committed to treating its clients equally, as well, regardless of their financial standing, according to John Mullen.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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After the decision, the LACSD stopped enforcing its own proper cause requirement for applications, per its website.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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Public opinion has historically played a decisive role in shutdown fights, with voters often blaming the party seen as most intransigent.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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To qualify as defamation, Ray J’s statements would have to go beyond merely hostile opinions and instead assert a provably false statement.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with good donor support and a staff with great portal evaluation abilities can compete.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The success criteria for Mercor’s tasks are written by human experts, but the marking is done by AIs, which Mercor says agreed with human graders 89% of the time, helping to scale the evaluations.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Read about those findings in today's story.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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That was the finding Wednesday by experts at a Miami Herald panel moderated by climate reporters Alex Harris, Denise Hruby and Ashely Miznazi.—
Jane Wooldridge,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Just two years after Riverdale came to its dramatic conclusion, Archie Andrews is plotting his return to television screens once again — and, this time around, things are about to get a whole lot spookier.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The authors reached their conclusions after analyzing data from the Trøndelag Health Study.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Presented with that statement, Amorim had a different view.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The mountains are awash with vibrant autumnal hues, which can be admired by driving the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway, biking the Catskill Scenic Trail, or hiking the many trails with sweeping views of the area.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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That tends to cloud perceptions.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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That perception was shattered by the 24-hour ecosystem of divisive clips, some new, most from a half decade ago, all intended to feed anger and division.—
Keith Wilson,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgment. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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