RULING (ON) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

ruling (on)

verb

Definition of ruling (on)

present participle of rule (on)

as in deciding

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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People are finding little ways to be whimsical by taking up crafts, going to pottery classes, picking up analogue hobbies, or bedazzling their plastic sippers and deciding that counts.

— Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Wickliffe has become Cleveland’s version of the Rams’ Aaron Donald as far as deciding to return to the football field at the last minute and test himself.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of deciding

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Public voting accounts for 10% of the final decision, with a selection panel determining the winner.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Alongside Peter, Monahan began to rethink the modeling of his sculpture, with artist and patron determining the distance and grade of the slope by walking away from each other.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of determining

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Even before settling in Windsor, Harry and Meghan lived at Nottingham Cottage, within the Kensington Palace complex.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
Installing a garden fence or covering your garden during the winter can help discourage them from settling there.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026

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