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a public official having authority to decide questions of law
a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of justices
Massachusetts had passed a state law exempting its citizens from serving in such an undeclared war, and the state then sought to bring the question of the conflict’s constitutionality before the justices.
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Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The justices’ intervention on Friday highlights the Court’s growing role in mediating the boundaries of executive authority over entitlement spending, as Washington continues to wrestle with how best to balance fiscal discipline and social welfare amid rising costs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Foundation attorneys represented the company and its owners in front of the Arizona Supreme Court, asking justices to take the case.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Statistically, those three justices have been key votes.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
That verdict appears increasingly likely after Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing, where liberal and conservative justices raised concerns about their legality.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Four justices dissented in the decision.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
In Pennsylvania, Martin was helping the state party’s effort to retain three state Supreme Court justices in an up-or-down vote.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The justices also asked how the term relates to the National Guard.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The justices’ intervention on Friday highlights the Court’s growing role in mediating the boundaries of executive authority over entitlement spending, as Washington continues to wrestle with how best to balance fiscal discipline and social welfare amid rising costs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Foundation attorneys represented the company and its owners in front of the Arizona Supreme Court, asking justices to take the case.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Statistically, those three justices have been key votes.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
That verdict appears increasingly likely after Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing, where liberal and conservative justices raised concerns about their legality.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Four justices dissented in the decision.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
In Pennsylvania, Martin was helping the state party’s effort to retain three state Supreme Court justices in an up-or-down vote.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The justices also asked how the term relates to the National Guard.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justices
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Since its 2005 premiere, longtime judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman — who died of bone cancer in 2023 and was replaced with former DWTS pro Derek Hough — critique the dance numbers.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Leavitt and Ballas have received immunity from the relay round, plus two bonus points, for having the top scores in the individual dance round last week and for their cumulative judges' totals all season.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Davis' arguments have already been rejected by lower courts.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Owners also have access to Ascaya’s lengthy roster of amenities, which includes a 23,000-square-foot clubhouse, a resort-style pool, fitness and yoga studios, tennis and pickleball courts, a family park, and scenic hiking trails.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Bonhoeffers constituted a long line of pastors, doctors, scientists, and jurists.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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The integrity of our system of justice and the judicial system is based on the trust that people place in the jurists that populate that branch, the third branch of government.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Justices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justices. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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