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 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 Our book lists, after all, aren’t meant to be final verdicts. — Los Angeles Times, 18 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
  • 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
Definition of decisions
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
Definition of opinions
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
Definition of conclusions
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
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • 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
  • The move publicly challenges the accuracy of the state’s death determinations in an extraordinary move that breaks precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death determinations, not the CDC.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • He was exposed to offensive minds with head coaching jobs on their resumes, including Gary Kubiak, Kevin O’Connell, Kevin Stefanski, Klint Kubiak and Dave Canales, plus a number of future offensive coordinators.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI on Tuesday said its artificial intelligence technology has cracked one of the Millennium Problems –– seven famously difficult and unsolved questions in mathematics that have stumped even the world’s brightest minds.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • Our final stop was Kahlenberg, a hilltop on the city’s northern edge that offers sweeping views over the skyline, the Danube River winding through the city below and vineyards spilling down the surrounding slopes.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The ship’s wellness wing contains an indoor pool with ample lounge seating, massage rooms featuring Biologique Recherche product treatments, hair salon, a sauna with sea views, and a snow room.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of views
Noun
  • The Heritage Foundation’s voter fraud database, a nationwide registry of voter fraud convictions, records 100 instances of noncitizen voting since 2000.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sullivan told the jurors not to abandon their own convictions just to reach a verdict, but urged them to seriously consider opposing views and reassess their positions if appropriate.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Verdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdicts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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