adjudicates

verb

Definition of adjudicatesnext
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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  1. decides
  2. determines
  3. settles
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  • Gi-hun gives Sang-woo’s mother part of his winnings and decides to go home to see his daughter in the United States.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The two witness and experience so much abuse that Elwood finally decides to fight back, despite the risk of retaliation by the school's administrators.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of decides
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  • The ballot language for the plan stated that the sales tax surcharge will be lifted once all debt for the plan has been paid and the Metro Council determines by resolution that the revenue from the tax surcharge is no longer needed for operation of the program.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This is also called ping, which determines how fast the server responds to your inputs.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of determines
Verb
  • As Charlotte settles into his harness and works his back flippers, the team will gradually add more weights to counteract his bubble butt syndrome.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • My Everything settles in similar positions on two other tallies across the pond.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of settles
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