RULED (ON) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

ruled (on)

verb

past tense of rule (on)

as in decided

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the coach ruled on the question of whether an off-campus bar fight ought to disqualify someone from the team

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But, Majumder said, several temples including her own have decided to carry on their celebrations with additional security provided by the city of Aurora at their places of worship.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
India has decided to make the trade-off to buy cheaper oil and sort of look the other way, that that's giving money to a guy who's murdering thousands of people every week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of decided

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Benton settled in 1841, then incorporated 60 years later, expanding outward from the planting of a hickory tree.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
No one who later testified before the grand jury said who first proposed sending settlement money to Hope Florida, but the amount going to the foundation settled at $10 million.

— Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of settled

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The effective date carries the most weight, because a claim with a September date of service still has to be judged against the September rule.

— JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Other limitations include 10 out of the 12 trials being judged to have a high risk of bias, Sheinbein says, which could limit interpretation of the results.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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