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as in tax
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
hated paying the annual assessment on his car
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2
as in appraisal
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss
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as in evaluation
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property
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Recent Examples of assessment
Although Kyiv does not disclose its own combat losses in any detail and Moscow is believed to drastically underestimate its own casualties, the CSIS figures are in line with British and United States intelligence assessments.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The Durham group demonstrated that by measuring adjacent strands from the same manufacturing length in different laboratories, a consistent and accurate assessment of quality can be achieved.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
There are moments when some viewers might long for a little more detachment and aesthetic assessment, especially from the likes of photography editor Kathy Ryan of The New York Times Magazine, who is in a position to describe what’s so distinctive about Addario’s talent.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The question now is how schools can adapt, because many of the teaching and assessment tools that have been used for generations are no longer effective.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
The Durham group demonstrated that by measuring adjacent strands from the same manufacturing length in different laboratories, a consistent and accurate assessment of quality can be achieved.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
There are moments when some viewers might long for a little more detachment and aesthetic assessment, especially from the likes of photography editor Kathy Ryan of The New York Times Magazine, who is in a position to describe what’s so distinctive about Addario’s talent.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The question now is how schools can adapt, because many of the teaching and assessment tools that have been used for generations are no longer effective.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessment
Noun
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That deal was struck in lieu of a retaliatory capital tax on foreign investors that was passed in the House version of the bill but was later removed by the Senate.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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The protests, called Make Billionaires Pay, have been planned to coincide with world leaders coming to New York for the UN General Assembly and Climate Week and seek to make billionaires pay higher tax, support the climate and protect migrants.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Worrying for France, Fitch's latest appraisal of France's credit-worthiness was the first of several rating reviews on the horizon.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The building’s owners obtained an independent appraisal, which Denver Water paid for, and submitted it by the July deadline.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The hair transplant process at Smile Hair Clinic begins with a detailed preliminary evaluation.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Compliance And Regulatory Alignment Organizations should engage with their compliance teams early in the evaluation process to ensure virtual secure room implementations meet all regulatory requirements.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The number of facilities is significantly more than any previous estimate.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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This marks the lowest pond estimate since 2004.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Auditors frequently canvas in-state neighborhoods in an effort to identify some degree of presence justifying a residency examination.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The entire project took around five months—a speedy time frame thanks to Stone’s careful examination of what could be reworked versus what needed to be entirely redone.—
Juliet Izon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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