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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
And nice things that cropped up along the way that made space for love to grow between them, against both of their better judgments.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Midler received a $400,000 judgment (the equivalent of approximately $1 million today).
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Ruth wants Prima to make a moral judgment about Heiss’s behavior, to see it as a perhaps exploitative abuse of power—a kind of judgment that hadn’t previously occurred to Prima.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The trend has been negative: As views on Trump have gotten more negative and coverage of specific cases has increased and gotten more negative, views and judgments of Trump’s policy in this realm have also dropped.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 2 May 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Midler received a $400,000 judgment (the equivalent of approximately $1 million today).
—Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 13 May 2025
Ruth wants Prima to make a moral judgment about Heiss’s behavior, to see it as a perhaps exploitative abuse of power—a kind of judgment that hadn’t previously occurred to Prima.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
The trend has been negative: As views on Trump have gotten more negative and coverage of specific cases has increased and gotten more negative, views and judgments of Trump’s policy in this realm have also dropped.
—Christian Paz, Vox, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judgment
Noun
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The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro and FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Ryan James of the Miami Field Office.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2025
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One of the leading causes of the current fiscal crisis is the ballooning liability payments that the city makes in settlements and jury verdicts.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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Fighting will pause to allow for Alexander's safe passage, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, a day after Israel was told of Hamas' decision to free the last surviving U.S. hostage in Gaza as a goodwill gesture to President Trump.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The school and Los Angeles Unified School District made the decision as the best way to get the campus re-opened after the Palisades fire.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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In the court of public opinion, any credible allegation of drug use, adultery or moral misstep is typically perceived as career-ending.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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In my opinion, these are frivolous objections but all would have been made.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
21 May 2025
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This typically stems from a lack of comprehensive linguistic coverage, insufficient domain-specific examples or inadequate evaluation against human translations during development.—
Mohammad Adnan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Officials emphasized that commanders could expedite evaluations if needed.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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And the findings from the recent studies make sense of why.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Among its findings were that Banks used excessive force and falsely imprisoned Myles; that Banks’ use of his dog violated Myles’ Fourth Amendment rights; that Banks and the county were both negligent; and that the county violated Myles’ civil rights by failing to properly train and supervise Banks.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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My conclusion, not to spoil the ending, is that the real bonus offered by a meal kit is sauces, spices, and flavors, doled out in small portions rather than large jars.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 May 2025
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Southampton is set to finish last in the Premier League standings and will be facing relegation after the conclusion of their next two matches.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Sasha Gusev, a statistical geneticist and associate professor at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, takes a different view.—
Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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What, so someone with bad intentions could input their own views into a data set in order to advance a false narrative?—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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However, two-thirds of Americans recognize that being a K-12 teacher is harder than most jobs, indicating a perception gap between the two groups.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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Neither is true — and this confusion illustrates California’s perception problem, even among filmmakers who would like to shoot there.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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“Judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judgment. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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