adjudicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of adjudicate
as in decides
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 adjudicates In New York, on the other hand, a neutral third party determines eligibility and adjudicates payouts. — Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 For those asylum applicants reviewed by USCIS, the officer usually adjudicates the case or refers it to an immigration judge. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Pfendler appears to have broken both the previous women's speed record as well as the men's speed record, according to records maintained by Ocean Rowing Society International, which adjudicates ocean-rowing achievements for Guinness World Records. — ABC News, 4 July 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 Guest Janine Kovac, in addition to being an author herself, adjudicates submissions for various residencies and is co-director of Litquake’s Lit Crawl. — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 Another member of his class, Omar Abdelmoity, serves on the university’s Academic Integrity Board, the body that adjudicates cases of cheating, with AI or otherwise. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adjudicates
  1. decides
  2. determines
  3. settles
  4. arbitrates
  5. judges
Verb
  • Written and directed by Achyuth Vinayak, the film released in theaters in 2023, following a couple whose plan to elope is complicated when the man’s sister decides to elope as well.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For high-volume production workloads, coding agents, document processing and customer operations that differential decides the purchase order.
    — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of decides
Verb
  • That surrounding architecture determines whether an AI initiative remains an impressive demonstration or becomes a durable operating capability across the enterprise at scale.
    — Bratin Saha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The physical location of the collision (not your home address or where your car is registered) generally determines which state’s liability rules apply.
    — Matthew Kayser, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of determines
Verb
  • The end result is that, as everyone settles on one side of the parenthood fence or the other, many pick the side with people a lot like themselves.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Removing a single record rarely settles the issue, and aiming for total invisibility is neither realistic nor a reliable defense.
    — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of settles
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  • Ask whether the methodology is published in enough detail to reproduce, and who arbitrates a disputed grade.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Khalid Hamideh, a local attorney who has worked with the tribunal, said the group arbitrates in civil family matters as well as in contractual disputes.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas Morning News, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of arbitrates
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  • MasterChef Australia judges Yeow and Sofia Levin later spoke to 10 News about welcoming Meghan to the set, describing an enthusiastic atmosphere among the contestants.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Which means Beijing is regulating what your fifteen-year-old does after dinner, behind a closed door, with an entity that never tires of them, never judges them, and never has a bad day of its own.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of judges

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“Adjudicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adjudicates. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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