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Synonyms & Antonyms for ruling
Synonyms: Noun
doom, finding, holding, judgment (or judgement), sentence
Synonyms: Adjective
common, general, majority, overall, popular, prevailing, public, received, vulgar
Antonyms: Adjective
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The decision overturns the Supreme Court's earlier ruling. She disputed the referee's ruling.Adjective
members of the ruling class the ruling opinion on premarital sex
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Paul’s office did not immediately comment on Monday’s ruling. — Washington Post, "Appeals court orders resentencing for Rand Paul attacker," 10 Sep. 2019 Another round of third party legal filings are yet to come, however, from groups that believe Judge Lucy Koh’s ruling against Qualcomm should stand. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Legal, economics experts join Justice Department in seeking reversal of monopoly ruling against Qualcomm," 3 Sep. 2019 As all over Polynesia, what developed in these fertile places was a pyramid, with a hereditary aristocracy ruling, through its monopoly control of water, over a highly class-stratified society. — Wade Graham, Smithsonian, "Why Molokai, With All Its Wonders, Is the Least Developed of Hawai’i’s Islands," 31 Aug. 2019 One day after the border agency’s ruling became public, the US recorded the first death of the 2019-20 flu season, a 74-year-old man living near San Diego. — Wired, "Why Denying Migrants Flu Shots Is a Dangerous, Foolish Move," 28 Aug. 2019 Lawyers representing more than 2,000 cities, counties and other jurisdictions with opioid cases pending in federal court were cheered by Judge Balkman’s ruling. — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, "Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million in Landmark Opioid Trial," 26 Aug. 2019 Whether intentional or not, Judge Klausner’s ruling accelerates the process by which both sides will attempt to negotiate a settlement before a trial starts and prepare for battle in court. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Earlier-Than-Expected Trial Date Alters Strategy for USWNT, U.S. Soccer," 20 Aug. 2019 Pro-life advocates were not surprised by Barrett’s ruling last month blocking Ohio’s law. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Abortion providers ask judge to strike down Ohio’s restrictive ‘heartbeat bill,’ declare law unconstitutional," 20 Aug. 2019 Sachs’s ruling said the decision by two adults to marry was a personal and private one. — Mia Armstrong, Longreads, "In Sickness, In Health — and In Prison," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
However, if the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) retains it dominance, the election could result in a barely perceptible shift. — James Griffiths, CNN, "Japan election: Surge of women candidates could reshape male-dominated parliament," 18 July 2019 The ruling Liberal-National Coalition had been divided and tossed out two prime ministers during its nearly six years in power. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Climate-Change Drubbing in Australia," 19 May 2019 Her decision to relinquish the post comes after a bruising week for the ruling Liberal-National coalition government. — James Glynn, WSJ, "Australia’s Conservative Infighting Claims Another Victim," 26 Aug. 2018 His announcement comes as Peter Dutton, a populist who has campaigned on border protection, canvasses colleagues within the ruling Liberal Party—the country’s main conservative bloc—in his second attempt in a week to unseat Mr. Turnbull. — Rob Taylor, WSJ, "Malcolm Turnbull Poised to Step Down as Australia’s Leader," 23 Aug. 2018 Photo: Reuters The operation’s success provides a lift for a ruling military junta that has long been criticized for repeatedly putting off elections following a 2014 coup. — Phred Dvorak, WSJ, "All 12 Boys and Their Soccer Coach Rescued From Thai Cave," 10 July 2018 The ruling Baath party claims to represent all of Syria’s religions and sects. — The Economist, "How a victorious Bashar al-Assad is changing Syria," 28 June 2018 As prices soared and gas lines stretched, Brazilians united in a shared hatred of the ruling political class. — Marina Lopes, Washington Post, "Brazilian leader bows to truckers' demands but strike continues to cause chaos," 28 May 2018 Charismatic and fiery, Pashinyan had convinced some lawmakers from the ruling Republican Party to cross party lines and vote for him — something unthinkable just a short while ago. — Washington Post, "Armenia’s opposition leader named prime minister, and his supporters erupt in cheers," 12 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ruling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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