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
CBS News, 5 May 2026
Saarloos argued with multiple umpires, then went back to the dugout to grab a leather bag before making a slow walk to the exit in center field.
—Jim Barnes
may 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 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
Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler and plate umpire Adam Beck quickly got between Story and Valdez, causing both benches to empty, but Story never attempted to get near Valdez.
—CBS News, 5 May 2026
Saarloos argued with multiple umpires, then went back to the dugout to grab a leather bag before making a slow walk to the exit in center field.
—Jim Barnes
may 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 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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Cardoso still struggled at times to utilize her physicality effectively, especially as the WNBA adjusts to new referee guidelines for the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog was on top of Wallstedt when the puck was poked in by Nathan MacKinnon, but the referee on the scene noted that Landeskog was put there by a check from Wild defenseman Daemon Hunt, so the goal stood.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
Verb
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The council voted unanimously Thursday to shift away from deciding how many bus stops the new law will affect, leaving that decision up to the county’s regional planning agency — the San Diego Association of Governments — to make in coming weeks.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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So there is nothing to be decided at this time.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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That same week, a Cook County judge agreed to postpone a hearing centered on Ford City’s closure until May 15 after some of the mall’s 16 remaining tenants complained.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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During their unsuccessful electoral campaign to defeat the new maps, Republicans highlighted the legal confusion around the vote and urged judges to stop it.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The race there begins somberly in the museum before runners bound up one flight of stairs into a hallway that leads into the main stairwell; from there, the steps settle into continuous, shallow right turns providing a repetitive, hypnotic cadence.—
Michelle Sinclair Colman,
Curbed,
7 May 2026
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The administration has also settled three deals with developers of more nascent offshore projects, paying back lease fees to the tune of nearly $2 billion in taxpayer dollars for the projects to not be built.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The process to adopt a child from foster care includes training, interviews, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Investigators determined that Skuce hired Logan Delp to kill Sheppard in order to prevent him from gaining custody or further visitation with his child.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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That agency is tasked with adjudicating appeals from federal employees regarding adverse actions taken against them.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The jury is asked to set aside their impressions of Musk to adjudicate the case.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Celebrini on Friday was not among the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given annually to the NHL player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
8 May 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
Cite this Entry
“Umpire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umpire. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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