RULE (ON) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

rule (on)

verb

Definition of rule (on)

as in to decide

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the coach ruled on the question of whether an off-campus bar fight ought to disqualify someone from the team

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Zhuang decided to leave town in April, joining an exodus of actors and crew from the area.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, communities like Mount Prospect have decided not to wait.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of decide

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The descendants of Vikings who settled Iceland have been living off the sea for centuries, and fishing remains part of the country's cultural identity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
After a brief stint at a boarding school in Kent, Audrey Hepburn returned to the Netherlands in 1939 and, together with her mother, settled in Arnhem and then in Velp, with her grandfather.

— Daria Egidi, Vanity Fair, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of settle

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Erika looks on with the malevolent bemusement of a college cheerleader coming back to homecoming to judge her old high school squad.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
When crunching the numbers economy-wide, the researchers found little to no difference in relative overall employment between the jobs judged most and least affected by AI on these metrics.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

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