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as in sentence
a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard
the controversial ruling by the state's supreme court caused an uproar
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as in decree
an order publicly issued by an authority
the FCC's ruling regarding the broadcasting of obscenities
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as in prevailing
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
the ruling opinion on premarital sex
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as in governing
to exercise authority or power over
a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly
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as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
a monarch who is known for ruling her emotions with an iron hand
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Recent Examples of ruling
Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
In a 22-page ruling, State Judge Matthew Bates said Menzies exhibited cognitive decline.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 12 May 2025
The Chinese Communist Party holds regular exchanges with numerous ruling African political parties.
—Grant T. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2018
Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
However, spring begins on a sour note, as Venus—your ruling planet—will station retrograde in Aries as of March 1.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Its long-term implications for tech oversight, especially when government agencies fail to comply with judicial rulings, could be profound.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
In a 22-page ruling, State Judge Matthew Bates said Menzies exhibited cognitive decline.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Adjective
The governor and her husband are both members of the ruling Morena party.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 12 May 2025
The Chinese Communist Party holds regular exchanges with numerous ruling African political parties.
—Grant T. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2018
Verb
This decision is part of broader litigation challenging the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), with several district courts ruling in favor of the Treasury's position on the CTA's constitutionality.
—Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
However, spring begins on a sour note, as Venus—your ruling planet—will station retrograde in Aries as of March 1.
—Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruling
Noun
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Few expect Blakey to go that high, though a sentence of straight probation would also be a stretch considering the power Madigan wielded and the amount of money involved.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The 9th Circuit found that the trial judge based his decision on calculations of a greater loss than victims actually suffered and gave Avenatti too harsh a sentence.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The landscape was further muddled by the CDC announcing that the Covid-19 vaccines would remain on the childhood immunization schedule, contradicting RFK Jr.’s decree.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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In 2022, the war’s early months, Zelenskyy repeatedly called for a personal meeting with the Russian president but was rebuffed, and eventually enacted a decree declaring that holding negotiations with Putin had become impossible.—
SAMYA KULLAB,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
Verb
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The death, in a hospital, was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game’s governing body.—
Dylan Loeb McClain,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Whether your board can discontinue maintenance hinges on the co-op’s governing documents and the approval of any change by the requisite voting interests.—
Gary Singer,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jurors ended the day without a verdict and are due back in Manhattan Supreme Court Monday morning.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Written in Latin, the coroners' rolls are records of sudden or suspicious deaths as investigated by a jury of local men, called together by the coroner to establish facts and reach a verdict.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Ball State University and Ivy Tech Community College have already eliminated DEI programs in response to GOP edicts.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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However, in keeping with a new edict from the chancellor and his new government, tangible details of that deal were not forthcoming.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Both the head coach and general manager have two years remaining on their contracts with the Packers.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Bosa consultant Schmidt Design Group will then come up with the park’s design, and a general development plan is expected to go before San Diego’s Parks and Recreation Board in the fall.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
Verb
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The drug may achieve these benefits by regulating cellular growth and metabolism.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The overconfidence bias represents one of the most pervasive flaws in human judgment, where individuals' subjective confidence in their abilities far exceeds their objective accuracy.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Involvement in civil litigation took a toll on the financial well being for both, and for Ocean 5 the judgment in favor of the owner’s countersuit appears to have been the sole cause of its insurmountable debt.—
Michael L. Hyman,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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“Ruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruling. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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