RULED (ON) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

ruled (on)

verb

past tense of rule (on)

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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Oak Park and Evanston have decided to end their Flock contracts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
After sunsetting their decades-long careers in the aerospace industry, brothers Jerry and Peter Wong decided to add a bit of magic to their lives by working at Disney.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of decided

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That warrant was later recalled after a Court of Appeals judge determined the former governor had filed to have Johnson removed from the case before her warrant was issued.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
Whether employees receive the day off — and whether they are paid extra for it — is typically determined by their employer’s policies or an employment agreement.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of determined

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The implication is that Jaissle will not be decisively judged on how his team performs this season.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The great leaders understand that their vision will be judged entirely by its execution, and their execution will only matter if the vision was worth executing.

— Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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