judging

verb

present participle of judge
1
as in deciding
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

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2
as in estimating
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

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3
as in deriving
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother

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4
as in thinking
to have as an opinion I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

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Recent Examples of judging Banks, judging by their own lending behavior, are not ruling that out. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 However, judging by the content of the minutes, specific details were sparse. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Rather than judging the belly alone, look at the full feline silhouette. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 The proposal theoretically sets the stage for duelling late summer conferences, but judging by the mood up here, the industry has already accepted that Manchester will be the TV fest’s new home in the north. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Being the sober friend has never meant judging anyone else for drinking. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Judges for this year’s Miss Teen pageant include Kelsey Swanson, who is a current member of the cast of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, and joins the judging panel this year. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Early in this year’s war, the United States and Israel considered launching ground operations to extract nuclear material but never initiated them, judging them to be highly risky and unlikely to affect the regime’s decision-making. — Nate Swanson, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 Now, at 72, the longtime Nampa resident will be judging the most prestigious dog show in the world. — Noah Daly august 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for judging
  1. deciding
  2. estimating
  3. deriving
  4. thinking
  5. determining
  6. calculating
  7. understanding
  8. believing
Verb
  • Even highly mature enterprise SOCs frequently remain dependent on humans assembling information from multiple systems, determining whether something is malicious and deciding what should happen next.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Car shoppers weigh several factors before deciding on a vehicle.
    — McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of deciding
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  • Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Nurse also has a history of violence in Miami-Dade, Florida, prosecutors said, where he was sentenced to five years of probation for deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution in November 2019.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Understand that your parents must be deriving some satisfaction from encouraging your brother’s dependency.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of deriving
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  • Five to six years ago, certainly, people were not thinking about agentic AI systems that can plan and complete multi-step tasks with little to no human intervention.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That experience helped shape Antares’ thinking around reliability and manufacturing maturity.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinking
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  • Additionally, potential buyers should consider the likely lifespan of the car when determining the length of their loan, Yoon said.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That means determining how robots are transported, controlled, tasked, and integrated with soldiers and existing command structures.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of determining
Verb
  • Get comfortable calculating it accurately, because a sloppy SDE calculation is one of the fastest ways to lose credibility with a serious buyer before negotiations even begin.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Members would research and recommend a new method for calculating how much property owners pay for landscaping, lighting and other services.
    — Haley Parsley August 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • Following the analytics in this way isn’t all that different from what many media organizations do; understanding the audience is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of longevity in media.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge is finding it and understanding why those earlier decisions were made.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of understanding
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  • Julie Pierre, the 21-year-old owner of Roll and Dough, which operates out of a commissary kitchen in Sunrise, took to social media after the rolls went missing, initially believing they had been stolen.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For the past four years, Mann has taken her three children, now 16, 14 and 12, out of school for major trips around the world, believing travel plays an important role in raising smart, well-rounded kids.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of believing

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

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