as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
usually acts as umpire in the all-too-frequent squabbles between the two other roommates
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as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
in our family disputes regarding the use of our home entertainment system are umpired by Dad
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Recent Examples of umpire
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Before Cameron threw a pitch, Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected by second base umpire Nestor Ceja.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Evans actually spends time umpiring youth games.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Home plate umpire Nic Lentz thought otherwise, tossing the Twins’ manager, which was his second ejection of the season.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Before Cameron threw a pitch, Royals manager Matt Quatraro was ejected by second base umpire Nestor Ceja.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Verb
Goble called a technical foul on Young, then spoke with crew chief Tony Brothers and umpire Marat Kogut.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Evans actually spends time umpiring youth games.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for umpire
Noun
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But that didn’t mean referees Chris Rooney and Peter MacDougall had a quiet night.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway was penalized for two minutes for high sticking and visually pleaded with the referees on his way to the penalty box that Crosby dove.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That April, Valerii decided to sell his Moskvitch in Kyiv.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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By the time Claudia Martínez added a fourth in the 75th minute, Audi Field was buzzing, the result long decided.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of the defendant, about a half dozen of whom watched from the gallery at his arraignment, cheered the judge’s decision to cut Alexander loose.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The probe had been crippled by a federal judge's ruling quashing subpoenas her office issued to the Federal Reserve related to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of its headquarters in Washington.—
Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dante Pride, who represented Evans in his lawsuit that the city settled last year, did not immediately respond Thursday to a request for comment on Evans’ behalf.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, Hulk settled all litigation against Gawker Media for $31 million in November 2016, per ABC News.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Forensic investigators will determine whether the shooting was accidental, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Khalid Hamideh, a local attorney who has worked with the tribunal, said the group arbitrates in civil family matters as well as in contractual disputes.—
Isabella Volmert,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The memo also argued that the parents didn’t have standing to sue, and that the courtroom wasn’t a proper place to adjudicate the issue.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Apr. 2026
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Alma Allen‘s pavilion for the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale has become a proxy fight over politics, process, and cultural authority—questions the artist himself has little interest in adjudicating.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Celebrini could be a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Referee Clement Turpin adjudged that Eric Garcia was the last defender when Alexander Sorloth went to ground under his challenge, and so his yellow card was upgraded to red.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Umpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umpire. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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