as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better
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Recent Examples of adjudicating
Kagan and Barrett both pressed Sauer and Paul Clement, who argued on behalf of the RNC, about whether a decision in favor of the GOP would require election officials to complete other tasks on Election Day, such as adjudicating voters' qualifications.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
However, Attorney General Kris Kobach told McCabria at a hearing on Friday that the state would voluntarily refrain from invalidating anyone else’s driver’s licenses or adjudicating complaints about restroom usage until March 26, a month after the law took effect.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
The year is 2029 — not very far into the future, yet within its vision of what might lie in store for us in our future, our legal system is turned upside down, in favor of Artificial Intelligence adjudicating the outcome.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
An Essex County court was adjudicating the dispute; the local news surrounding the case had prompted the representatives to make inquiries.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The military plays only an advisory role in the American system, giving input to the president’s deliberations but not otherwise independently adjudicating whether his or her decision is wise.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
However, Attorney General Kris Kobach told McCabria at a hearing on Friday that the state would voluntarily refrain from invalidating anyone else’s driver’s licenses or adjudicating complaints about restroom usage until March 26, a month after the law took effect.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
The strategy, attorneys said, allows the government to avoid adjudicating the merits of immigration cases entirely.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
The year is 2029 — not very far into the future, yet within its vision of what might lie in store for us in our future, our legal system is turned upside down, in favor of Artificial Intelligence adjudicating the outcome.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
An Essex County court was adjudicating the dispute; the local news surrounding the case had prompted the representatives to make inquiries.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The commission also has a conflict of interest in adjudicating its own penalties, the complaint argues, since the money collected from those fines funds its own enforcement and other programs.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
The military plays only an advisory role in the American system, giving input to the president’s deliberations but not otherwise independently adjudicating whether his or her decision is wise.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicating
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Global firms consider enforcement regimes when deciding where to locate research, production, and scaling operations.—
Laura Peter,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Even experienced players can misread a pitch by inches, which makes deciding whether to challenge even more difficult.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The police chief said the department hired an outside firm to investigate the entire ordeal, which includes determining why the patrol was left unlocked.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The numbers, often delayed because of the process of determining overdose deaths, were released this month based on information available March 1 by the federal National Vital Statistics System.—
Kaitlin Coward,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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But ultimately investors remained on edge, with oil prices settling Friday at their highest level in more than three years.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The February Market Trends Housing Report from the Colorado Association of Realtors shows the mountain homes market settling after years of rapid growth, with buyers gaining more choices and sellers learning that patience and smart pricing matter.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Now, the fallacy of judging by effort spent is reversing into a criterion of genuine value.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sky won’t be judging SNL on its overnight ratings.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2026
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Its jurisdiction over credits is especially powerful, arbitrating decisions that can shape careers, reputations, and earnings.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 Feb. 2026
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Volunteers often are needed for low-level jobs that Quimby does willingly, including keeping track of how long a person is taking for a shower, arbitrating the line for use of two bathrooms, and moderating use of washers and driers.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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This technique allows researchers to capture processes occurring at incredibly fast timescales—on the order of femtoseconds (one quadrillionth of a second)—while also resolving features at the nanometer scale.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Congress appears no closer to resolving the dispute over funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has stretched on for six weeks.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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