as in decided
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruled (on)
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But there will be a lot of people in that room when that ultimately gets decided, including people that are working with him every day and people that are really important to him.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025 -
On Sunday, the European captain, Luke Donald, decided to roll the Northern Irishman out fourth in singles.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, the final environmental analysis determined that, even after mitigation, three other impacts — land use, historical and tribal cultural resources, and noise — will be significant and unavoidable.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Within days, regulators determined the hospital had violated federal law.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Experts say autism is caused by multiple factors, and the science concerning the connection between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism is not settled.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Now the house has settled on a new proprietary color, dubbed Lanvin Blue.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Debinha gave the Current the lead in the 34th minute after a VAR review judged the Reign to have handled the ball in the box.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Dutch audience – blinded to who had received which drink – ultimately judged the alcohol group more fluent, most likely because mild alcohol reduces anxiety.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Ruled (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruled%20%28on%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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