refereed

verb

past tense of referee
as in decided
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) their father usually ends up refereeing any disputes concerning use of the big TV

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Recent Examples of refereed Barton officiated the France-Spain match, while American Ismail Elfath refereed the England-Argentina match. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The 46-year-old Slovenian refereed Madrid’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2024 Champions League final. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 There were accusations that several matches have been refereed in favor of Argentina. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026 Dieperink had refereed in professional football since 2011, taking charge of 284 matches, and had officiated in the Eredivisie, the top flight of Dutch football, since 2017. — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 13 July 2026 Artan has refereed for FIFA since 2018 and won awards for his work. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Any Avs postseason game refereed by Kelly Sutherland automatically starts with one eyebrow raised. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 The building that houses this establishment has hosted gambling, cockfighting, a gallery, a dance hall, and even boxing matches once refereed by Ernest Hemingway himself. — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 With each witness, Guillard — in her role as her own attorney — challenged their testimony in sometimes testy back-and-forths that had to be refereed by the judge and court staff. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refereed
  1. decided
  2. settled
  3. judged
  4. determined
  5. adjudicated
  6. adjudged
  7. arbitrated
  8. umpired
Verb
  • The merch was originally made for OpenAI employees to purchase on an internal site, but the team decided to make a small capsule collection available to the public.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • At the time, Valli’s rep told Variety in a statement that the musician decided to cancel the shows instead of rescheduling them so that his fans with tickets would not be stuck in limbo.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of decided
Verb
  • Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled its civil case over bribery charges against Adani and his nephew, Sagar Adani, directing the two to pay a total of $18 million in fines.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Washington, the National Guard has settled into what is becoming a lengthy deployment, even as the troops carrying out the mission rotate with relative regularity.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of settled
Verb
  • Their respective value, therefore, cannot be judged on transfer fee, with their presence in the squad far outweighing that.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • For Barkley, Chapter Two is also where Vapoura asks to be judged more seriously.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of judged
Verb
  • The plan’s success, or lack thereof, can’t be determined until the end of the season, but Sutton on Friday certainly looked like a player who benefited from a couple of days of light work.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Altus Power, the owner of the solar panels, said that the cause of the fire had not been determined.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of determined
Verb
  • 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
Definition of adjudicated
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
  • 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
  • This story has been corrected to show Jen Pawol previously umpired this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 June 2026
  • Chris Segal, who umpired Sunday’s finale between the Orioles and Twins, had a league-high 10 calls challenged, seven of which were reversed.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of umpired

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