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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late
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as in estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessed
Even in the ideal scenario of Hezbollah cooperating, Haykal assessed that the LAF could need anywhere from 12 to 16 months to fully disarm the group’s military infrastructure.
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Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
CMOs were assessed by their ability to build a team and foundation that could execute on these goals, without necessarily achieving alignment with the driving trends in their market.
—Monica Kumar, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The aircraft was assessed, and the flight landed in Boston two hours behind schedule.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Each city that made it into the new top 50 list was assessed on mean income, home value and household mean income year growth change over a year.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
Once Robinson’s mental health is assessed, Ormond says officials will determine which housing area is most appropriate for him.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The review included five studies that assessed maternal cognition and 43 that examined neurocognitive outcomes in offspring up to the age of 29 years.
—New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2025
That compares to only one-third of countries assessed a decade ago, at a time when roughly the same number were also advancing.
—Matthew Tostevin
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Power generation and transmission operations continue to be assessed.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Bilal Y. Saab, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
CMOs were assessed by their ability to build a team and foundation that could execute on these goals, without necessarily achieving alignment with the driving trends in their market.
—Monica Kumar, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The aircraft was assessed, and the flight landed in Boston two hours behind schedule.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Each city that made it into the new top 50 list was assessed on mean income, home value and household mean income year growth change over a year.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Sep. 2025
Once Robinson’s mental health is assessed, Ormond says officials will determine which housing area is most appropriate for him.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The review included five studies that assessed maternal cognition and 43 that examined neurocognitive outcomes in offspring up to the age of 29 years.
—New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2025
That compares to only one-third of countries assessed a decade ago, at a time when roughly the same number were also advancing.
—Matthew Tostevin
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Power generation and transmission operations continue to be assessed.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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Young Palestinians, particularly those under age 5, are especially vulnerable in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has imposed restrictions on the entry of aid throughout the war, at times shutting crossings entirely.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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In fact, there’s already a battle in Los Angeles over the $30 wage for workers at hotels and other hospitality businesses imposed by the city council.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The vaccines are estimated to prevented 38 million deaths among people born between 2000 and 2030 in 98 low and middle-income countries, according to the CDC.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is a chronic lack of supply across the country, estimated by some experts to be between 4 and 7 million homes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, the state attorney general charged 20 state felonies against eight people alleged to have engaged in planning and training for an attack on the statehouse and a plan to kidnap lawmakers, including Whitmer.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brown was charged with misdemeanor misusing 911 — a charge one expert said is typically brought against prank callers, not those in a mental crisis.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The move comes weeks after Union Pacific announced the acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Today the biggest players are Polymarket, valued at $1 billion and the official prediction partner of X, and Kalshi, worth $2 billion following a recent fundraise.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Taxes at that level were essentially a blockade on commerce between the world's two largest economies, causing worries about global growth that led to negotiations that ratcheted down the tariffs being levied by both nations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The vitriol levied at uninvolved lawmakers since Wednesday's shooting has had a chilling effect on the American tradition of lawmakers' community engagement — as well as the open debate and political discourse Kirk himself espoused.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every query passes through its system, where it is evaluated, rewritten, and scheduled in real time.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gates said that Cloutier would be evaluated this week ahead of Thursday’s home game against Rockwall.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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The year before, two French tourists were fined and expelled for skinny dipping in the canal under the moonlight.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Residing in Britain, the couple was fined a total of €450 each (about $529) and ordered to leave the historic center for 48 hours.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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