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as in referee
a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy
their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings
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as in court
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence
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as in to decide
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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as in to estimate
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 to understand
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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as in to think
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 judge
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
In some cases, opposing attorneys figure out what happened and notify the judge.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
Laura Ness, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Redick understood he’d be judged by wins and losses in the NBA coaching seat.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Noun
The concerted verbal assault on Williams, a Democrat who served as a prosecutor and public defender in Miami before becoming a federal judge in 2011, has been striking.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
In some cases, opposing attorneys figure out what happened and notify the judge.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
Verb
The Alameda Wine Competition has four parts: one that judges wines made strictly from Alameda County fruit, a second that welcomes blends from all over California, a third that focuses on exclusively sauvignon blanc and a fourth that does the same for zinfandel.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Redick understood he’d be judged by wins and losses in the NBA coaching seat.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judge
Noun
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In the 73rd minute of the game, Vinicius Jr confronted a group of Valencia fans in a stand behind one of the goals and called the attention of match referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea, who stopped the game to follow La Liga’s racist abuse protocol.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The Galaxy appeared to even the game on a brilliant counterattack goal from Pec in the 78th minute, but after a long video review referee Drew Fischer ruled Pec was offside.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Witness testimony in the second murder trial of Karen Read will not occur on May 13 as expected, a court spokesperson announced.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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An initial legal filing by the Department suggested that, due to a court injunction, married borrowers on IDR would soon have to include their spouse's income regardless of tax filing status.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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For now, he’s decided attending university is the best path, but opted to spend his first year of school in Rome to deepen his spirituality.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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The regular-season series saw the Checkers edge the Bears 4-2-1-1, with four games decided by a single goal.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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That’s dramatically quieter than the 75 decibels that retailer Tractor Supply Co. estimates as the volume of an average push mower.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, infamous for the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, lost a personal net worth estimated at $823-$826 million before his 2008 downfall.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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To understand what’s at stake amid the NNSA’s workforce woes, USA TODAY interviewed current and former agency officials and reviewed decades of watchdog reports, safety records and other official documents.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The realtor also pulled permits to help determine a timeline of events to understand when some of the damage occurred.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Here’s a look at the cast, then and now Maggie (Missy Peregrym) and Isobel, who was initially thought dead in the explosion that killed Reynolds, both overhear Keene plotting with another Forefront mole, Special Agent Wabash.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Later that year, he was thought to have left Iran for the first time in 14 years.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Anybody that claims this will be great for umpire mentality doesn’t understand umpire mentality.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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So of course, my least fondest memory was the call at first base (MLB umpire Don Denkinger made a controversial safe call in Game 6).—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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On Friday morning, at Westminster magistrates’ court in London, Wright was ushered into a room where a sheet of paper attached to the door read, ‘Extradition — Japan’.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Blackwell, a Mecklenburg County magistrate, was in court for Bishop’s jury selection Monday and Tuesday.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judge. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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