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as in taxes
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 appraisals
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 evaluations
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 assessments
Miami-Dade is doing somewhat better than the state as a whole on these assessments, and Baker’s own analyses confirm that.
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Austin Horn
july 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
Investors are advised to consider Berkshire's unique resources and apply personal risk assessments when evaluating these picks.
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Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Behavioral health therapist Mackenzie Brees provides free assessments to clients at an HIV testing event organized by the Empowerment Resource Center on June 25, 2025.
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Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
On average, students lose one to three months of reading proficiency during summer break, according to the Northwest Evaluation Association, an organization that develops academic assessments for K-12 students.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Tax assessments will be available online in late August and mailed in September.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The board also approved a motion directing county agencies to continue health monitoring, environmental assessments, and community support efforts.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Satellite imagery and defense assessments indicate the class is intended to compete more directly with leading Western and Russian submarines.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
In addition to banning advertising targeted at children, the bill requires apps to conduct and undergo assessments to evaluate existing and foreseeable risks to children and their impact on privacy and data protection.
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Victoria Baeza Garcia,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Austin Horn
july 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
Investors are advised to consider Berkshire's unique resources and apply personal risk assessments when evaluating these picks.
—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Behavioral health therapist Mackenzie Brees provides free assessments to clients at an HIV testing event organized by the Empowerment Resource Center on June 25, 2025.
—
Tamar Hallerman,
AJC.com,
1 July 2026
On average, students lose one to three months of reading proficiency during summer break, according to the Northwest Evaluation Association, an organization that develops academic assessments for K-12 students.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Tax assessments will be available online in late August and mailed in September.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The board also approved a motion directing county agencies to continue health monitoring, environmental assessments, and community support efforts.
—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Satellite imagery and defense assessments indicate the class is intended to compete more directly with leading Western and Russian submarines.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
In addition to banning advertising targeted at children, the bill requires apps to conduct and undergo assessments to evaluate existing and foreseeable risks to children and their impact on privacy and data protection.
—
Victoria Baeza Garcia,
The Washington Examiner,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessments
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The company tied much of the decline to re-appraisals of certain farms.
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Levine Cava rejected that, responding that appraisals had the land worth close to $200 million.
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During the temporary closure, multiple third-party entities conducted comprehensive evaluations of center operations, including biomedical equipment reviews and water quality testing.
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Some of those evaluations will be classified while others can be standardized by scientists for open international use.
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Montreal was one of the cities that pulled out of the process after balking at increasing cost estimates.
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These estimates determine their eligibility for premium subsidies — and some people, especially those with volatile incomes, may guess wrong, Cox said.
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Newsom and the analysts sometimes differ in their estimations.
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And yet he’s built a collection that, by some estimations, ranks among the top in the country, homing in on grade-A examples of American masters—Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, and with a particular focus on Basquiat.
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Whether those perceptions are accurate may matter less than the political damage caused by the belief that authorities are minimizing the scale of the tragedy.
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Oscar Talk Even if the films are discovered at Cannes, Annecy can help mould Oscar contender perceptions.
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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.
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The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.
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McKinnon was a billionaire in 2021 and 2022 thanks to a surge in software stocks during the time, but saw his fortune tumble as part of a broad selloff that erased billions of dollars from technology valuations.
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The demand to own sports teams has skyrocketed in recent years as valuations for the biggest sports — the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL — have soared.
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“Assessments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessments. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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