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 Recent verdicts raise the stakes The Oakland case follows two major courtroom losses for Meta earlier this year. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Our book lists, after all, aren’t meant to be final verdicts. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 And, yes, the London Stadium is not a patch on Upton Park, the club’s former home, where fans were so close to the pitch that the players couldn’t help but hear the locals’ often, er, blunt verdicts. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The current Bishop of Broome, Tim Norton, issued an apology to Saunders’ victims and the diocese after the verdicts. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 Assad’s cousin Atef Najib stood in a cage in the courtroom for the verdicts. — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026 After the jury verdicts in the lawsuits brought by Miller and Cope-Vega, county leaders approved a series of settlements tied to the remaining lawsuits related to Logalbo. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026 Melina's family members held onto each other and sobbed as the guilty verdicts were read, according to Canadian Press. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Cronin points to a direct link between nuclear verdicts, third-party litigation funding and surging insurance premiums. — Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
  1. decisions
  2. opinions
  3. conclusions
  4. beliefs
  5. determinations
  6. minds
  7. views
  8. convictions
Noun
  • Two Jets front-office sources, on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly, deny that, and Glenn has owned the decisions publicly.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The working-out of that vision, by way of experience that arises from her sudden change of circumstances, is the movie’s emotional and intellectual heart, its main line, abstract in form but altogether concrete in the decisions that result.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • There are different opinions about what makes a plant native and at what geographic scale.
    — Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Arday’s story has dominated headlines, with coverage spanning the political spectrum - and leaders from Prime Minister Andy Burnham down pressed for their opinions.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Grant, regrettably, was ranked 36th and last for his work on 10 snaps, though that’s too small a sample size to make any conclusions whatsoever.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • These conclusions are based on Bitsight's technical research.
    — Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • Duffy and Campos-Duffy express hesitations about her potentially attending Harvard due to their Catholic beliefs.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Such beliefs continue in the 21st century, with certain factions making unproven claims about urine’s purported antiviral actions against the COVID-19–causing coronavirus.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • The official causes of death remain pending determinations by the medical examiner.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, that may change as governors’ teams shift from collecting information to making final determinations.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • Although strong evidence shows that vaccines are safe, facts alone rarely change minds.
    — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The trend has been fueled in part by unfounded claims that jets are spraying chemicals to control people’s minds or manipulate the weather.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • The pair also exchanged views on recent diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing political and diplomatic solutions, the statement read, without going into further details.
    — August 20, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rooms come with views of the mountain or Cheyenne Lake; six Cape Cod–style cottages, most with eight bedrooms, are separate from the main hotel, located along the eighteenth fairway of the East Course.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of views
Noun
  • But the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions this May and ordered a retrial, saying Colleton County’s then-clerk tainted the first trial with what the defense said was prejudicial comments to the jury.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • However, registration isn't mandatory for convictions involving an improper relationship between an educator and a student.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
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