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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
Elizabeth Pineau and Juliette Jabkhiro, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Le Pen’s protégé While Le Pen’s supporters publicly decry the ruling, the ban will fast-track a leadership transition already underway within the party.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Gerald Imray, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Governments in Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Zambia, to cite just a few examples of moderate regimes that the U.S. government admired, routinely diverted public revenues to private pockets through their ruling political parties.
—Herman J. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
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
The ruling marks a catastrophic setback for Le Pen, the National Rally (RN) party chief and a front-runner in opinion polls on the 2027 contest.
—Elizabeth Pineau and Juliette Jabkhiro, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Le Pen’s protégé While Le Pen’s supporters publicly decry the ruling, the ban will fast-track a leadership transition already underway within the party.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
But its ruling African National Congress, which Mandela led from an anti-apartheid liberation movement to a political party in government, has retained its strong pro-Palestinian stance even after Mandela died in 2013.
—Gerald Imray, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Governments in Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Zambia, to cite just a few examples of moderate regimes that the U.S. government admired, routinely diverted public revenues to private pockets through their ruling political parties.
—Herman J. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014
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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Caswell will serve the new sentence concurrently with the 30 years he was sentenced to in previous trials for the same offenses last year, per the outlets.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Department of Justice has already charged several perpetrators with that in mind, including in cases that involve charges with five-year mandatory minimum sentences.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Bezos owns the Post, and this decree is within his prerogatives.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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People get visas with a note saying it’s based on a presidential decree.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hernandez cut his ankle monitor off and fled instead of attending closing arguments, the verdict or his sentencing on March 26, prosecutors told KPRC.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2025
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Turner was taken into federal custody following the verdict on Friday.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The column does not call out Bezos personally but raises concerns about his new edict.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Businesses and investors face significant challenges managing climate risk in light of the federal government’s dramatic new climate edicts.—
John Kostyack,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This shift helped to support a general festive culture, as laity found creative ways to fund their local churches.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2025
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But her breakout role was playing Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy, beginning the show as a general surgery resident who works her way up the hospital ladder.—
Chris Snellgrove,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even the bed—a plush, temperature-regulating masterpiece—felt like it had been engineered specifically to cradle you into the best rest of your life.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
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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Under fire: The scandal revived concerns about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s judgment.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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There’s nothing more fun than judgments made about the baseball season after the first game of 162.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Ruling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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