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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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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
A couple years later, the agency partnered with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to participate in screening, assessment and support services.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.
—Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
More than 48,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to Gaza health ministry assessments.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Other nations use economic assessments to decide whether to cover drugs and at what price, often paying far less than the U.S. for the same treatments.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.
—Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
More than 48,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict, according to Gaza health ministry assessments.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 27 Feb. 2025
Other nations use economic assessments to decide whether to cover drugs and at what price, often paying far less than the U.S. for the same treatments.
—Robin Fields, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessment
Noun
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Most Popular Most Popular Gov. Wes Moore pitches tax plan as defense against Trump.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2025
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As legislators in Jackson prepare to work out the differences between the House and Senate tax cut plans over the next month, Governor Tate Reeves (R) recently expressed his preference for the House proposal and a belief that the Senate plan doesn’t go far enough.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Or maybe the appraisal comes in too low, forcing the seller to lower their price or the buyer to come up with more money.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Make No Assumptions Sellers should not assume that a high list price will automatically be validated by an appraisal.—
John Walkup,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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This process then informs the creation of tasks for formative evaluation, where task analysis can be used to assess and refine the device's usability.—
Aishwarya Suresh,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Those on a pay-for-performance plan with a highly effective evaluation will get a 3.45% raise, while those with an effective rating get a 2.59% increase.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Zelensky earlier put the number of killed or wounded North Koreans at 4,000, though U.S. estimates were lower at around 1,200.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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In a rational world, if analysts’ forecasts of future free cash flows turn out be reasonably accurate, then there is reason to judge that their valuation estimates would be relatively unbiased.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Time estimation is largely based on past experience.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The current call for proposals will only cover the earliest phases of development, such as a requirements evaluation, cost estimation review, and a feasibility meeting.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Changes that can be detected during an examination, such as an enlarged blind spot and thickened retina owing to swelling where the optic nerve joins the retina (known as optic-disc oedema), are unlikely to be noticed by the affected person.—
Neil Savage,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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