rule (on)

verb

Definition of rule (on)next
as in to decide
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rule (on)
  1. decide
  2. determine
  3. settle
  4. judge
Verb
  • When Henry decides that Cromwell will follow Anne Boleyn to the Tower, the two men don’t face off or exchange their grievances or relive their past together.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
  • No matter how it is eventually decided, the race to host the 2036 Olympics is already shaping up to be one of the most intriguing in recent years.
    — Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of decide
Verb
  • Understanding financial interest and signature authority is key to determining whether a filing obligation exists.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The man’s cause and manner of death will be determined following an autopsy, authorities said.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of determine
Verb
  • The couple had eventually settled in the UAE after emigrating from Iran in the revolution’s wake.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The Warriors missed 17 of their first 20 3-pointers and never really stopped settling.
    — Danny Emerman, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of settle
Verb
  • That culminated with Richardson being the most pivotal pick of Ballard’s nine-year tenure, and if he’s judged by that selection more than all of the others, that’s what comes with the territory after not finding an answer sooner.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The whiskeys are judged on appearance, nose, taste, finish, balance, character, and complexity.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of judge
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“Rule (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rule%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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