verdicts

noun

plural of verdict
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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2
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 Kang also points to the pairing of family drama with a mystery that keeps forcing audiences to rethink both the characters and their own verdicts. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The verdicts followed a month-long trial that included testimony about one victim pleading for his life before the killings. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 In recent years, The 50 has grown to become quite the list factory, turning out influential annual verdicts on the world’s best restaurant (Maido in Lima), hotel (Rosewood Hong Kong) and vineyard (Vik in Chile’s Millahue Valley). — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Several recent big-dollar verdicts aren’t included in that tally because they hadn’t yet been approved by the City Council. — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Two other trials ended when jurors couldn’t reach unanimous verdicts. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The verdicts have sparked daily protests in the small Balkan country. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 If City bring further challenges against the verdicts and/or any sanctions imposed, and exhaust all avenues of appeal available to them, legal experts believe any conclusion to the case could take years. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Chicago will save as much as $400 million with the deal by avoiding costly court verdicts, legal defense costs and plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, according to Law Department spokesperson Kristen Cabanban. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verdicts
  1. decisions
  2. opinions
  3. conclusions
  4. beliefs
  5. determinations
  6. minds
  7. views
  8. convictions
Noun
  • Most state lawmakers understand this, but some pivotal decisions are being made by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
    — Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, bad decisions have to happen, or nothing will go wrong.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a range of opinions on political strategies and policies.
    — Alec Dent, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • However, experts urged caution when drawing sweeping conclusions from subgroup survey data.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Gottschalck noted there are also relatively few strong El Niño events in the historical record to draw firm conclusions from.
    — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusions
Noun
  • In the Soviet Union, scientific interest in telepathy stemmed not only from a sense of general techno-optimism shared by many countries both before and after the two world wars, but also from beliefs and aspirations particular to communist society.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Ultron has spent the whole series standing in the wings and baiting Vision, challenging his decisions and beliefs.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • The federal government will then issue its final determinations, and what happens next will be unexplored legal territory.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Prior determinations can also affect future payment expectations, budgets, reserves and overall health plan strategy.
    — Christine Cooper, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of determinations
Noun
  • Still, LePage’s confrontational style as governor remains ingrained in voters’ minds.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The threat of spillover has been far from the minds of Utah officials, records and interviews show.
    — Nat Lash, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • The artist partly based the composition on his own study via a telescope from the opposite shore and partly on postcard views, Christie’s points out.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The 4,000-square-meter space gives guests access to a variety of hot and cold pools, saunas, and a one-of-a-kind green space sprinkled with lounge chairs, firepits, and 360-degree mountain views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of views
Noun
  • The 2020 scheme ended with criminal convictions for some players.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Simmons said prosecutors in Guatemala were integral in securing convictions for Miranda Orozco and others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
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