adjudicated

verb

past tense of adjudicate
as in settled
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 adjudicated It is intended to be adjudicated quickly because a person’s liberty is at stake. — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026 In cases where the visa holder has an active asylum application, the claim will have to be adjudicated and denied before removal proceedings can move forward. — Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Still, asylum seekers were generally allowed to remain in the country while their claims were adjudicated and, after meeting eligibility requirements, could obtain authorization to work. — María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 And the officer’s actions, right or wrong, will be adjudicated. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2026 While some people had ongoing charges and declined to speak until their cases were adjudicated, others had already been convicted and were willing to talk because double jeopardy protected them from being charged a second time. — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 Autonomy, in both framings, is adjudicated by a physician, verified at the bedside. — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026 And there could be veteran players available, given the recent court injunction allowing fourth-year seniors from 2025-26 a fifth season of eligibility — at least until the case is adjudicated, however long that might take. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026 The conditions do not apply to claims submitted before July 1, 2020, or those close to being adjudicated. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicated
  1. settled
  2. decided
  3. determined
  4. adjudged
  5. judged
  6. arbitrated
  7. resolved
  8. prosecuted
Verb
  • Step 4 Give batter a good stir, scraping bottom of blender jar to reincorporate any flour that has settled.
    — Julia Sherman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For years, the SEC and CFTC had not settled that question clearly enough for the market to move with confidence, creating friction when there was none to begin with.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • Leading the way in court There are dozens of cases across the country surrounding the legal status of prediction sites, and experts believe the matter will eventually be decided by the Supreme Court.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For decades, an attacker discovered a vulnerability, a security tool generated an alert, an analyst investigated it, the issue was escalated and eventually someone decided what to do.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of decided
Verb
  • That warrant was later recalled after a Court of Appeals judge determined the former governor had filed to have Johnson removed from the case before her warrant was issued.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Whether employees receive the day off — and whether they are paid extra for it — is typically determined by their employer’s policies or an employment agreement.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • Antoine Griezmann, France vs Croatia, 2018 Griezmann restores France’s lead with a penalty after Ivan Perisic was adjudged to have handled in the box.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team, marking the second such honor of his career after also winning the award in 2019.
    — Mercury News, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Definition of adjudged
Verb
  • Entries will be judged in two categories, middle school and high school.
    — USA TODAY Network Staff Reports, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In an earlier time, servers were generally judged based on aces and speed.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of judged
Verb
  • Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Alleged violations of these treaties are arbitrated through the Investor State Dispute Settlement system (ISDS), which has turned out to be a boon for fossil asset owners.
    — JESSICA F. GREEN, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of arbitrated
Verb
  • If those challenges can be resolved, the 200-MWe concept could become an important test of how fusion technology moves into conventional US power infrastructure.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Acting on an emergency appeal from the administration, the court ruled 5-4 that a federal judge wrongly paused the project until a legal fight could be resolved.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of resolved
Verb
  • Fenech was the last of a half-dozen people charged in the plot to be prosecuted.
    — Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Now, Bartko fears death in a Kansas prison cell or deportation to Belarus, where her friends have been prosecuted as political agitators.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of prosecuted

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“Adjudicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicated. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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