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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Let the real issue become visible before deciding what changes.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
When the time came to renew the lease for the ghost kitchen, the brothers decided instead to sign on with a broker and go brick and mortar.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of decide

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The vote will determine the next prime minister and the makeup of the government, which will serve alongside a powerful monarchy that retains broad authority over strategic affairs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Organizations have compared benchmark scores, reasoning capabilities and response quality to determine which AI model is smartest.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of determine

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Let enthusiasm show you what deserves more energy after the excitement settles.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
The dinner capped a long, but friendly, day of meetings and celebrations, as the world’s two most powerful leaders seek to settle trade differences while simultaneously thawing the icy relationship between the United States and China.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of settle

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You may be tempted to edit the interesting parts out before anyone can judge them.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
Their 16-year-old had gone from being a naive gamer to converting to an extreme vision of Islam in a matter of months – and began judging the world through that dark prism.

— Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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