1
as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration
the marketing consultant's verdict was that we were doing just fine
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as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
was anxious to hear her best friend's verdict on her new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of verdicts
What Happens Next The court will now prepare to deliver its verdicts.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
What's New The trial of eight individuals accused of assisting the Islamic extremist who murdered French history teacher Samuel Paty is nearing its conclusion, with verdicts set to be delivered on Friday, more than four years after the killing.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Arata read out verdicts one after the other against Pelicot and the 50 other men tried in the shocking case.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Around 15 had admitted to the facts, although only a handful of the men accused expressed remorse in the lead-up to their verdicts.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Delivering the guilty verdicts and sentences took Arata just over an hour.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Some read out the verdicts and applauded as they were announced inside.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The president-elect is appealing both verdicts.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The case stems from two previous verdicts involving Carroll.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
What's New The trial of eight individuals accused of assisting the Islamic extremist who murdered French history teacher Samuel Paty is nearing its conclusion, with verdicts set to be delivered on Friday, more than four years after the killing.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Arata read out verdicts one after the other against Pelicot and the 50 other men tried in the shocking case.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Around 15 had admitted to the facts, although only a handful of the men accused expressed remorse in the lead-up to their verdicts.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Delivering the guilty verdicts and sentences took Arata just over an hour.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Some read out the verdicts and applauded as they were announced inside.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The president-elect is appealing both verdicts.
—Natalie Venegas, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
The case stems from two previous verdicts involving Carroll.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
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Each community's leader joined the church's board of directors to make decisions jointly.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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Leicester won their appeal against the charge but the threat still lingers, as does the recrimination over that relegation, which has added to the fan discontent over some club decisions such as ticket prices and season ticket procedures.Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Best wishes, from all of us on The Arizona Republic opinions team.Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Executive management can always benefit from hearing opinions and suggestions from outside specialists.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The ability to draw statistical conclusions and use predictive analytics to reduce hazards with fewer resources is made possible by them.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Department of Justice conducted its own independent investigation and reached the same fundamental conclusions.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Spanning continents and cultures, these structures were often created for spiritual devotion, community living, or protection; look no further than the designs of these very cliff faces to see the bedrock beliefs of the civilizations that shaped them.Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
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For centuries, The Courier Journal reported more than 100 years ago, their remains were kept in Roman catacombs alongside other martyrs who had been killed over their religious beliefs before being taken to a convent in Agnani, Italy, sometime around 1700.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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None of the New York evidence matters in the extradition hearings; the hearings aren’t probable cause determinations.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Department of Homeland Security, which makes such determinations, has designated the upcoming 2025 certification as a national special security event.Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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The percentage of wrongful convictions that include false confessions also leaped when the crime was a homicide.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Prior to its passage, theft of items worth $950 or less was a misdemeanor, but Prop 36 will make the offense into a felon if the person has two or more prior convictions for certain crimes, according to the California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Verdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdicts. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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