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as in governed
to exercise authority or power over
a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly
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as in controlled
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
a monarch who is known for ruling her emotions with an iron hand
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Recent Examples of ruled
But in June of last year, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to the contrary.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
In addition, the trial judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the appeals court ruled.
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David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Balogun started the game with a few shots on goal and had one taken away because he was ruled offside.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
In each case, the court ruled the president's actions conflicted with the clear text of federal law.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The court, divided 6-3, ruled that the executive order Trump issued on the first day of his second term was unlawful.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
According to the coroner's report, the cause of death for both of the deceased was blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was ruled to be accidental.
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Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The parliamentary commissioner for standards ruled in January that Farage breached MPs’ rules 17 times with failures to report interests amounting to £384,000 (about $507,000).
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
In 2013, the government of Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, shut down the Daily Monitor for 10 days over reports regarding his succession.
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CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
In addition, the trial judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the appeals court ruled.
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David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Balogun started the game with a few shots on goal and had one taken away because he was ruled offside.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
In each case, the court ruled the president's actions conflicted with the clear text of federal law.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The court, divided 6-3, ruled that the executive order Trump issued on the first day of his second term was unlawful.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
According to the coroner's report, the cause of death for both of the deceased was blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was ruled to be accidental.
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Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The parliamentary commissioner for standards ruled in January that Farage breached MPs’ rules 17 times with failures to report interests amounting to £384,000 (about $507,000).
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2026
In 2013, the government of Museveni, who has ruled the country since 1986, shut down the Daily Monitor for 10 days over reports regarding his succession.
—
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruled
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For many companies, the future of AI won’t be determined by the capabilities of the systems, but how they’re governed.
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China says Tibet has been part of its territory for more than seven centuries, and its Communist Party has governed the Himalayan region since 1951.
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Envioscuba uses warehouses controlled by GAESA, the conglomerate run by Cuba's military that was recently sanctioned, according to the Associated Press.
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Britain controlled Florida from 1763 until the territory was returned to Spain at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, a period of 20 years.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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Last July, the Reno Police Department in Nevada said in a news release that a truck shipment managed by Ceva Logistics that contained about $15 million in semiconductors and Apple products was stolen.
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Oil can be produced, taxed, regulated, and wound down on a schedule, without being sold to a saver as a contribution to the energy transition.
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Currently, the only product that is regulated federally with date labels is infant formula.
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The Financial Times reported that Google has curbed Meta’s use of its AI models after the Facebook and Instagram parent company wanted to use more computing capacity than Google could provide.
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After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy.
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Officers kept some witnesses at the scene for questioning and blocked off streets in the area.
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Ray settled in and kept the Rockies at bay before turning the game over to the bullpen.
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Gracie was restrained and blindfolded for the duration of her journey home.
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Incidents in recent weeks include a man who tried to open an exit door of a Frontier Airlines plane before being restrained by a passenger who was a jiu-jitsu instructor.
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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The smallest of these specimens measured just two centimeters.
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“Ruled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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