verdicts

plural of verdict

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Recent Examples of verdicts Like Law & Order fans know, the crime is just the start and the real information can come from the trial and controversial verdicts. Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2026 According to Ashton & Price, the firm has recovered more than $350 million through verdicts and settlements over the years. Matt Emma, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The jury returned majority verdicts after deliberating for six hours and 29 minutes, the outlets reported. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 What Meta and Google Say Stephanie Otway, a Meta spokesperson, tells Parents the company disagrees with these verdicts and will appeal. Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Aug. 2026 After deliberating, the jury returned guilty verdicts against both men. Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 The jury could not reach majority verdicts of at least 10 out of 12 jurors on the remaining three rape charges. ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 The punishing financial verdicts against Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, in recent years have forced him into bankruptcy, led to some of his personal property being put up for auction and led to him leaving his Infowars platform. Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Jurors in 2025 failed to reach verdicts in the case that terrified Davis in late April and early May 2023. Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
Noun
  • McKee maintains that his decisions kept people safe and that the bridge construction will be finished by 2028.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The latest proposal cites legal decisions and policies to justify the various changes.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Moon opposes powerful Pluto, creating tension between your creative instincts and the opinions of friends, coworkers, or a larger group.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And a lot of them, of course, will use the film as a tool to defend their opinions.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Does this first narrative feature from accomplished documentarian Lance Oppenheim draw new conclusions?
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The majority presented its ruling, which rejected the conclusions of two lower courts, as interim and limited.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • With antisemitism and hate crimes rising, Hochul said the cash will go to 290 nonprofit community groups that may be vulnerable to physical or cyber attacks based on their faith or beliefs.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The museum faces the Western Gates, or Point Conception—a spot on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which tribal beliefs describe as the place one departs this world and enters the spirit realm.
    Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • However, at infrared wavelengths the brightness of an object is dependent mostly on its size, allowing accurate determinations of the diameters of the 27 TNOs.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Yet this time, CDC political leadership questioned the state’s determinations in a politicized social media post and delayed adding the deaths to the national dashboard.
    Demetre Daskalakis, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet the deepest human transformations operate on a different layer of architecture—driven by adaptive, systemic processes that our analytical minds can’t fully dictate.
    Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • A number of offensive minds — Johnson, Zac (and Press) Taylor, Doyle, Liam Coen, Brady, Drew Petzing and others — are making playbooks and game plans easier to digest.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Food and drink The property’s on-site restaurant serves decent New American fare in a room that offers the same excellent views as the penthouses, or on the hotel’s delightful terrace during the warmer months.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • More than 75 acres unfold around the house, with sweeping views of both the Berkshire and Taconic Mountains.
    Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Martin is also working to have the area designated as a drug-free zone, which could lead to tougher penalties for drug convictions.
    Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The female juror chalked it up to one person being unable to let go of their convictions.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Verdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdicts. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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