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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
While no specific timeframe appears in the judgment, the court confirmed that duration was one factor in its assessment.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, Kimmel latched on to Trump’s inability to tell the difference between a cognitive assessment test and an IQ test.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
What’s your current assessment of the state of things?
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, Kimmel latched on to Trump’s inability to tell the difference between a cognitive assessment test and an IQ test.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Taken together, the answers provided a sort of battle-damage assessment of the current moment, the kind undertaken while everyone is still patting themselves to figure out which parts survived the explosion intact.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
What’s your current assessment of the state of things?
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessment
Noun
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Trump himself has long torpedoed the very idea of a carbon tax.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Bloomberg, who served three consecutive terms as mayor in the early 2000s, also pushed for steep tax hikes on the wealthy, and even proposed free transit in some places.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The pre-condemnation appraisal is still ongoing, Huber said, and may be completed in December.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The appraisal district appraises the market value of residential, commercial and industrial property for tax purposes.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Weng has been offered a new research project that will contribute to the improved reliability and effectiveness of legged robotic systems by advancing evaluation standards and by promoting transparency regarding the capabilities – and limitations – of these systems, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ultimately, any evaluation of Berry, Stefanski and the whole operation probably should come down to decisions made at the game’s most important position.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Palantir delivered blockbuster quarterly earnings on Monday that topped analyst estimates and sent CEO Alex Karp’s trademark ebullience into overdrive, even if the company’s stock didn’t follow along for the ride.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to some estimates the true death toll may be as much as 40 percent higher than this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The potential range of spread projected by the CDC covers more of the United States; however, some of the states in its most recent estimations have not confirmed the presence of Aedes aegypti.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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That, in the judge’s estimation, was because Peteski and McGraw wanted to refile for bankruptcy in another jurisdiction.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Cowley ends his examination of the postwar cultural situation on a note of doubt, not least about the changing status and nature of literary criticism.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The helicopter was recovered and retained for further examination.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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