verdicts

noun

plural of verdict
1
as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration the marketing consultant's verdict was that we were doing just fine

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2
as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge was anxious to hear her best friend's verdict on her new boyfriend

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Recent Examples of verdicts Lawsuits against dust-mask companies have resulted in multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Boards ask probing questions but rarely deliver blunt verdicts. — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, wept after the verdicts were delivered in the District Court of Western Australia state in Perth. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Prosecutors will also decide on the next steps for the three hung jury verdicts, including whether to press ahead on the rape charges. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 Jurors could not reach verdicts on 18 charges involving embezzlement, conflicts of interest and misuse of public funds. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Dominguez, who was declared legally insane the day after the verdicts, will be sent to a state mental hospital. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 The debate gained new urgency in March, when back-to-back verdicts in California and New Mexico found, for the first time, Facebook parent Meta liable for products that inflict harm on young people. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026 Of those cases, how many were tried before juries to verdicts and how many were tried before a judge? — Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
  1. decisions
  2. opinions
  3. conclusions
  4. beliefs
  5. determinations
  6. minds
  7. views
  8. convictions
Noun
  • This is also supportive for pricing your work, recognizing your talent, or making money decisions with more confidence.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Golf the day of a game, a beer before it, those are a player's decisions.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • Apparently, microwaving your tea is a tea-making method that stirs up some heated opinions, although some people still swear by heating water for tea in the microwave.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This move reflects a broader industry trend of re-evaluating AI integration, emphasizing that while AI creates abundance, unique human contributions like personal stories and opinions are increasingly valuable.
    — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • The intelligence findings were shown to the AP on condition that the services involved were not identified, and the news organization was not able to independently verify the findings’ conclusions.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Drawing definitive conclusions from pre-season is foolish — but Lacey has shown his close control, pace, and scored an excellent goal in the previous friendly against Rosenborg.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • The Aries Moon in your 6th House of Work and Wellness squares Mercury in your 9th House of Perspective, so daily tasks could collide with beliefs, travel plans, advice, or someone’s big idea.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
  • From this feature, archaeologists hope to learn more about ritual practices and religious beliefs in the city.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • So, in that regard, there is a lot of deference given to the executive branch to reach those determinations, including determinations that may be policy driven.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
  • Social Security serves more than 300 million Americans through benefit payments, retirement records, disability determinations, replacement cards and hundreds of millions of annual transactions.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • Whatever was in the minds of people like Bernie Sanders and AOC, at a time when the likelihood of Democrats winning the House and possibly the Senate was real, is just the thing that could put the kibosh on the whole scenario in the 2026 midterms.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the images provoked director name-checking in viewers' minds — Was this from Wieland Wagner in 1951?
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • The 15-minute video, which garnered more than half a million views, resonated with others who had also lost money, anonymously detailing their own debts in thousands of comments.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Other sections feature views of the Washington Monument and the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of views
Noun
  • To secure convictions, prosecutors needed a less severe manslaughter option.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His strong convictions and unwavering determination to defend freedom and democracy left a lasting legacy that continues to inspire.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
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