RULED (ON) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

ruled (on)

verb

past tense of rule (on)

as in decided

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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On second thought, that seems like an expensive experiment to undertake with uncertain results, but the folks at Brown-Forman decided to try something similar.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
At Trâmette, Quang decided to test out the gratuity payment option — but only for guests with whom the staff may have struck a particularly good rapport.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of decided

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Investigators determined the cause of death was strangulation and loss of blood due to blunt force injuries.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Instead of time spent in practice, the key to success, as Susman and fellow researchers determined, turned out to be consistency.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of determined

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To double down further, Sony dropped the teaser — intentionally — on the same day Meta settled its child-harm case filed by numerous attorneys general.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
The government forces settled into a more defensive posture after the defeat in the southwest.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of settled

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The new Type 01—revealed today in New York—will be judged by the same standards, with the arguments already begun and the marque, again, putting its future on the line.

— Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Consistently leaving feeling judged or depleted warrants a closer look at the relationship.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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