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a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the controversial ruling by the state's supreme court caused an uproar
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an order publicly issued by an authority
the FCC's ruling regarding the broadcasting of obscenities
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Recent Examples of rulings
President Donald Trump‘s deployments of the National Guard to protect federal officials and assets in California, Oregon, and Illinois have faced several lawsuits and a variety of rulings as the issue marches through federal courts.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Wingtech said in a filing to the Shanghai stock exchange Monday that its control over Nexperia would be temporarily restricted due to the Dutch order and court rulings, affecting decision-making and operational efficiency.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Both liberals and conservatives now reshape government through executive power and Supreme Court rulings instead of formal amendments, which undermines democratic participation.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Storari and his office have appealed both decisions to the Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest appeal court, hoping to flip the rulings.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Lower courts have pushed back on many Trump initiatives, but the administration has succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to pause those rulings while appeals proceed.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Technically, these decisions to halt lower court rulings are temporary, because the court did not hear arguments in the cases, nor was there full briefing.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court is not bound by what those lower court judges have said or even its own past rulings.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Wingtech said in a filing to the Shanghai stock exchange Monday that its control over Nexperia would be temporarily restricted due to the Dutch order and court rulings, affecting decision-making and operational efficiency.
—CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Both liberals and conservatives now reshape government through executive power and Supreme Court rulings instead of formal amendments, which undermines democratic participation.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Storari and his office have appealed both decisions to the Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest appeal court, hoping to flip the rulings.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Lower courts have pushed back on many Trump initiatives, but the administration has succeeded in getting the Supreme Court to pause those rulings while appeals proceed.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Technically, these decisions to halt lower court rulings are temporary, because the court did not hear arguments in the cases, nor was there full briefing.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
The Supreme Court is not bound by what those lower court judges have said or even its own past rulings.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rulings
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Despite appearances to the contrary—the swirling sentences, the feverish intellection—there is nothing hermetic about Krasznahorkai’s work, both old and new, which squarely faces contemporary European reality and its perils, including the tortured dynamics of settlement, movement, and identity.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
10 Oct. 2025
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In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving their sentences in Israeli jails and another 1,700 who have been detained in Gaza, according to a BBC source in Gaza.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week, Maduro signed constitutional decrees to ready the country’s security powers to defend itself in case of an attack.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 1866, in the ancient city of Tanis, archaeologists uncovered two stone tablets with decrees from King Ptolemy III Euergetes upon the death of his daughter It was meant to be sent out to Egypt’s major temples.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The findings mark a crucial advance in understanding how human life begins, and how it might be repaired.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company contested the findings and eventually reached a formal settlement, OSHA records show.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ever since, as the Taliban returned to power, once again issuing edicts to suppress women and girls, the clinic and its 34-year-old midwife Atifa have continued to provide a lifeline for mothers and young children.—
Elise Blanchard,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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One of the fundamental edicts of the [original Naked Gun creators] Zucker Brothers was you played against the comedy.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the past year, J&J has been hit with several substantial verdicts in mesothelioma cases, but Monday’s is among the largest.—
Reuters 14 hr ago,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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To that, the July verdicts by the jury of eight men and four women was a clear and humiliating loss for the prosecution led by (now fired and suing) Maurene Comey in an easy avoidable act of overreach.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Over and over, the department has used the threat of pulling federal funding to force compliance with new directives and rapid shifts in policy.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Career prosecutors in Virginia are growing increasingly concerned that legal decisions are being overridden by political directives, which threatens the department’s independence and credibility.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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The emotions that drive decisions at the top of the free-agent market — sentimentality, desperation, urgency — are dulled by the organization’s adherence to process.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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My commitment is to provide transparent communication, rooted in medical expertise, so families can make informed decisions in the best interest of their children.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Rulings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rulings. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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