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as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
what's your evaluation of her writing ability?
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as in appraisal
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists
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Recent Examples of evaluation
That evaluation usually takes 90 minutes to generate after users upload their scripts.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
Pion was taken to Memorial West Hospital in Broward for evaluation following the crash.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Horses have their own evaluation process, too.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Hyperbole in the moment, perhaps, but a fair evaluation considering just where the program had come from.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Mar. 2026
Pion was taken to Memorial West Hospital in Broward for evaluation following the crash.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Horses have their own evaluation process, too.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Hyperbole in the moment, perhaps, but a fair evaluation considering just where the program had come from.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluation
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Eco effort The hotel has applied for its LEED assessment following the adoption of a number of sustainability and energy-saving measures during the property’s renovation and current operations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other assessments point to a milder rise in prices.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Their appraisal underscored the challenges the Survivors’ Act was encountering in the courtroom.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Save copies of receipts, appraisals, or purchase records.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Or the planner may work on an ongoing hourly fee, with an estimate of total costs.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Government estimates show that the country has to buy between 20% and 30% of its diesel every month, most of it coming from Russia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The world will hit an oil cliff in mid-April, in Papic’s estimation, because supplies from the strategic petroleum reserve as well as Russian and Iranian oil exempted from sanctions will run out.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The estimation completion for this project is late 2026.—
March 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Whether this turns out to be a goofy bit of fluff or an actual examination of power dynamics in relationships is yet to be determined (though the trailer suggests the former).—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluation. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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