as in to decide
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better
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Recent Examples of adjudicate
Alma Allen‘s pavilion for the United States at the 2026 Venice Biennale has become a proxy fight over politics, process, and cultural authority—questions the artist himself has little interest in adjudicating.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The speed at which the system adjudicates cases benefits deserving victims but also abets fraud.
—Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Coffey opened a special court in a homeless shelter so homeless people facing misdemeanors could have their cases adjudicated.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The State Department said that all visa applications will be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis by officers.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
The speed at which the system adjudicates cases benefits deserving victims but also abets fraud.
—Ike Brannon, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Coffey opened a special court in a homeless shelter so homeless people facing misdemeanors could have their cases adjudicated.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The State Department said that all visa applications will be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis by officers.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicate
Verb
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The Padres got a force at second base while Meidroth decided to take off for home.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Unlike many of her peers, Pau decided to maintain a professional day job while pursuing her artistic practice.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Let what surfaces settle before making your next move.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Moses could put his real game face on and settle into his pre-race routine—even if a bit rushed—to get Pal in the zone, and then send him off into the Valley of Roses to pick up his jockey, then on to the starting gate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Forensic investigators will determine whether the shooting was accidental, police said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Google mass arbitration may be the first to seek to represent corporate plaintiffs, as most of the group legal proceedings to date have sought to arbitrate consumer or labor-related claims.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The book’s shambolic rhythms pay off, as pressure slowly builds on Josh to join in instead of judging.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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LLMs judge whether a request is malicious by reading the request itself.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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Celebrini could be a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Referee Clement Turpin adjudged that Eric Garcia was the last defender when Alexander Sorloth went to ground under his challenge, and so his yellow card was upgraded to red.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Adjudicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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