adjudged

verb

Definition of adjudgednext
past tense of adjudge
as in decided
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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  1. decided
  2. determined
  3. judged
  4. settled
  5. adjudicated
  6. considered
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  • Buoyed by the initial outpouring of support, David and John decided to use their walk to fundraise for UNICEF, a United Nations agency that provides humanitarian aid to children.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the wake of the hurricane, the Chief decided to release his song early and sign over all publishing royalties to the people of his home state.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of decided
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  • The ban on open burning will continue until conditions improve as determined by the county in cooperation with local fire officials, according to the release.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors — along with special consideration from dermatologists.
    Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of determined
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  • Both agave spirits were judged the world’s best in their respective spirits category.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • These four whiskies, standard expressions, and special bottlings were judged the best single malts of 2024 by the IWSC’s esteemed panel of judges.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of judged
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  • Seafarer has been involved in legal proceedings, including a lawsuit filed against John Grimm, which was settled in February 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Gain from discontinued operations was $3,816,000, due to the reversal of amounts previously expensed in discontinued operations in 2021 and settled for a lower amount during the quarter.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of settled
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  • And another problem is if courts really haven't adjudicated the issue and come to an answer by December 11th, a governor might just not certify any slate of presidential electors.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Our social contract offers many, many avenues to remedy these issues and allows sides to be heard and adjudicated.
    William Earl, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of adjudicated
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  • Meanwhile, as Chinese crude import levels continue to disappoint and global economic uncertainties persist, even the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries — considered to be among the more bullish demand forecasters out in the market — now expects lower demand growth both in 2024 and 2025.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Whatever the case, by the mid-19th century, the Whitworth rifle, a British rifle, entered service and is widely considered the first bona fide sniper rifle.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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