as in estimating
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor
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Recent Examples of evaluating
Top Wall Street analysts can help investors choose the right stock with strong long-term prospects, as these experts assign their ratings after evaluating all key aspects of a company’s business and the macro backdrop.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Increasingly, younger professionals, families, consultants and location-independent workers are evaluating healthcare infrastructure alongside housing costs, taxation, work-life balance and overall quality of life.
—Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
That’s because of the types of tasks that AI agents are able to perform, from writing code at the level of a junior developer to evaluating sales leads.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The company said several armed forces, including Germany and Ukraine, are already evaluating the robotic vehicle for different operational missions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
His execution has been rescheduled nine times since 2015 for a number of reasons, including the court evaluating his appeals, per CNN.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The Doncic absence prevents the Lakers from properly evaluating their roster against playoff competition, complicating their ability to assess key personnel needs for the offseason.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
In evaluating their bold promises, there are two crucial facts to remember.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The goal, the company said, would be to give investors an easier path to evaluating each team’s balance sheet and upside, as well as more flexibility with finances.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 17 May 2026
Increasingly, younger professionals, families, consultants and location-independent workers are evaluating healthcare infrastructure alongside housing costs, taxation, work-life balance and overall quality of life.
—Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
That’s because of the types of tasks that AI agents are able to perform, from writing code at the level of a junior developer to evaluating sales leads.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The company said several armed forces, including Germany and Ukraine, are already evaluating the robotic vehicle for different operational missions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
His execution has been rescheduled nine times since 2015 for a number of reasons, including the court evaluating his appeals, per CNN.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The Doncic absence prevents the Lakers from properly evaluating their roster against playoff competition, complicating their ability to assess key personnel needs for the offseason.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
In evaluating their bold promises, there are two crucial facts to remember.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The goal, the company said, would be to give investors an easier path to evaluating each team’s balance sheet and upside, as well as more flexibility with finances.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluating
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With federal protections in flux and the EWG estimating more than 200 million Americans could have PFAS in their drinking water above 1 part per trillion, the responsibility has largely shifted to consumers to figure this out themselves.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Worse still, the heat makes spilled oil more toxic, with some scientists estimating that the Gulf is the most polluted marine basin in the world.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Industry pros said the debacle shows how lenders in the space, such as investment banks and asset managers, now face a fundamental challenge in assessing and verifying their true economic exposure to risks within such complex credit structures.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Furthermore, releasing precise data on a rifle’s maximum range would have provided foreign analysts with a clear benchmark for assessing Chinese long-distance engagement capabilities, the equipment specialist said.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Seilie would argue that this measure, along with guidelines around valuing humans over synthetics, were probably not hard for studios to go along with accepting.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Shares closed at $311, up 68%, in its market debut, valuing the AI chipmaker at $67 billion.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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“Evaluating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluating. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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