1
as in decisions
a position arrived at after consideration
the marketing consultant's verdict was that we were doing just fine
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as in opinions
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
was anxious to hear her best friend's verdict on her new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of verdicts
In the past, a majority of the Supreme Court judges who ruled on the Bolsonaro case have delivered verdicts that hurt Lula and favoured Bolsonaro.
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Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
In a statement to USA TODAY, one of Combs’ attorneys, Erica Wolff, said the jury’s not-guilty verdicts undermine the validity of the civil claims.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Trials make disputes public, and jury trials allow citizens to debate the issues and return verdicts that reflect their community.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Even if Trump challenges the decisions, which seems almost certain, the verdicts at the least have the capacity to disrupt his efforts to assert his power in ever more expansive ways.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Both ended in defense verdicts.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Zach Daniels, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, said the group, which backed Landry’s law, has attempted to reach a compromise with criminal justice reformers who want all past split-jury verdicts overturned.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Adelson’s trial is among this summer’s criminal cases of intrigue, highlighted by the Karen Read and Diddy verdicts, Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea and the ongoing Luigi Mangione saga.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Largely because this state, which allows death sentences by 8-to-4 jury verdicts, has been more interested in vengeance than justice.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
In a statement to USA TODAY, one of Combs’ attorneys, Erica Wolff, said the jury’s not-guilty verdicts undermine the validity of the civil claims.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Trials make disputes public, and jury trials allow citizens to debate the issues and return verdicts that reflect their community.
—Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Even if Trump challenges the decisions, which seems almost certain, the verdicts at the least have the capacity to disrupt his efforts to assert his power in ever more expansive ways.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Both ended in defense verdicts.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Zach Daniels, executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, said the group, which backed Landry’s law, has attempted to reach a compromise with criminal justice reformers who want all past split-jury verdicts overturned.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Adelson’s trial is among this summer’s criminal cases of intrigue, highlighted by the Karen Read and Diddy verdicts, Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea and the ongoing Luigi Mangione saga.
—Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Largely because this state, which allows death sentences by 8-to-4 jury verdicts, has been more interested in vengeance than justice.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
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Low, who has been in regular contact with NRC colleagues on the ground — most of them local staff — said civilians are being forced into impossible decisions as the offensive intensifies.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2025
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These decisions were not science.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So their opinions are uninformed.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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Yet with the win in his back pocket, Vrabel clearly felt comfortable letting his opinions fly on a victory Monday.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But these surveys, many of them credible and worth considering, often spit out different data, allowing interested readers to draw different, sometimes contradictory, conclusions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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By the same token, passing peer review doesn’t mean that everything in the piece, from the methods to the results to the conclusions, is sound and unimpeachable.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kirk was often targeted by Groypers, who believed Kirk’s political beliefs leaned too moderate.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the same study, in fact, Republican voters also shifted their beliefs about many other topics to help with this rationalization process.—
Sarah Stein Lubrano,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Individuals maintaining significant personal and business contacts in more than one state remain exposed to potentially arbitrary residency determinations by hungry, enhanced state taxing authorities looking to replenish depleted operating budgets.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for the government have said the secretary's clear and broad authority to make determinations related to the TPS program are not subject to judicial review.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Effective leaders treat their minds like a gym.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But all is not lost, because there are ways to change people’s minds.—
Sarah Stein Lubrano,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Guests can stroll to the winery patio to enjoy by-the-glass specials, vineyard views, lawn games, and fried chicken sandwiches from local favorite MJ Heritage Farms to kick off a Calistoga weekend.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Colombian president is known for his controversial views on cocaine, suggesting in February that cocaine is no worse than whiskey.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The newspaper reported at the time that Zinn has a criminal record dating back to 1989 that includes dozens of convictions for petty crimes such as criminal trespass, theft of services, interfering with a police officer and disturbing the peace.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Paige has open warrants in Middlesex County for malicious destruction of property, and has felony convictions in New York.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Verdicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verdicts. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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