as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious
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Recent Examples of adjudge
However, following a VAR check, the foul was adjudged to have taken place outside the penalty area, with the penalty downgraded to a free-kick.
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
Having relinquished pole position immediately at the start of the race, Norris overtook Verstappen to take third in lap 52, but was adjudged to have gained an advantage by leaving the track.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Things appeared to immediately go from bad to worse for Jacksonville when Travis Etienne was adjudged to have fumbled the ball, but the referees overturned the call after review.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
After being left without a seat for the 2023 season following his departure from McLaren, Ricciardo joined RB (then named Alpha Tauri) in the middle of that year to replace Nyck De Vries, who was adjudged to be underperforming.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Apr. 2024
Having relinquished pole position immediately at the start of the race, Norris overtook Verstappen to take third in lap 52, but was adjudged to have gained an advantage by leaving the track.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Things appeared to immediately go from bad to worse for Jacksonville when Travis Etienne was adjudged to have fumbled the ball, but the referees overturned the call after review.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
After being left without a seat for the 2023 season following his departure from McLaren, Ricciardo joined RB (then named Alpha Tauri) in the middle of that year to replace Nyck De Vries, who was adjudged to be underperforming.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudge
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The new leadership at the S.E.C. is likely to decide on rules that could significantly increase the value of Ethereum, Bitcoin and tokens at World Liberty Financial.—
Karen Yourish,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those next two games will decide who's going to Super Bowl LIX on February 9.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The investigators determined the vehicle was eastbound on E. Harwood Road at a high rate of speed, struck a curb, left the roadway, and crashed into the side of a building before catching fire.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Jan. 2025
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The two semifinal matchups (Games 1 and 2) will determine the championship participants (Game 3), with each game ending when a team scores 40 points.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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His father was a research scientist for the Department of Agriculture, and his peripatetic family lived in the plains states, the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast before settling in Alexandria, Virginia, where Lynch attended high school.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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Invitation agreed to settle the lawsuit for $48 million.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2025
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In the opening of the clip, judges Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie walk into the audition room with enthusiasm.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Markets were substantially lower earlier in the session, but investors may have judged the sell-off somewhat overdone.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Trump also ordered his Justice Department to take steps to throw out all pending indictments against Jan. 6 defendants whose cases have not yet been fully adjudicated — a decision that would shut down roughly 470 ongoing cases.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Under that policy, asylum seekers must stay across the border as their asylum cases are being adjudicated.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Finally, after the Japanese crushed them at the Battle of Tsushima, the Russians agreed to peace negotiations arbitrated by the United States.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Dec. 2024
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And in March, his name was circulated as a possible candidate to chair the Expediency Council (which arbitrates disputes between parliament and the Guardian Council), a significant promotion.—
Sanam Vakil,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Apr. 2017
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“Adjudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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