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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
Fry was taken to the Lutheran Medical Center and was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus for further evaluation, according to the Athletic.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Officers found one victim lying in a parking lot bleeding from the back of his head; he was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital for further evaluation, per CBS Boston, NBC Boston and WCVB.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
An evaluation of the program, which was conducted in collaboration with OpenAI and has not been peer-reviewed, reported that clinicians who used AI Consult made sixteen per cent fewer diagnostic errors and thirteen per cent fewer treatment errors.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Police officers, including Heskett, are hired after multiple interviews, an integrity test, ride-along evaluations, a polygraph, a psychological evaluation, drug screenings, medical screenings and extensive background checks, city of Lafayette spokesperson Natalie Miller said in a statement.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Officers found one victim lying in a parking lot bleeding from the back of his head; he was treated at the scene and taken to the hospital for further evaluation, per CBS Boston, NBC Boston and WCVB.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
An evaluation of the program, which was conducted in collaboration with OpenAI and has not been peer-reviewed, reported that clinicians who used AI Consult made sixteen per cent fewer diagnostic errors and thirteen per cent fewer treatment errors.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Police officers, including Heskett, are hired after multiple interviews, an integrity test, ride-along evaluations, a polygraph, a psychological evaluation, drug screenings, medical screenings and extensive background checks, city of Lafayette spokesperson Natalie Miller said in a statement.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluation
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What is your assessment of the AI boom in China at the moment?—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jones' assessments of the situation featured everything from benign, informational updates to suggesting Parsons could get hit by a car while discussing the implications of signing the 26-year-old star to a long-term deal.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Emblematic of second-wave feminism, the series earned consistent positive critical and awards appraisal, earning 29 Emmys throughout its seven-season run and cementing itself as among the crème de la crème of TV offerings then and now.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
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The store offers appraisal and gold buy services too.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to estimates in the report, 16 million pounds of excess fertilizer were applied to farm fields statewide in 2022 alone.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Deflating Rönnbäck’s estimates appropriately gives a real rate of return of between 9 and 11 percent annually.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Cadets are also taught advanced land navigation skills and associated tasks, which include mounted land navigation, range estimation, terrain analysis, and call for fire.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Roblox safety boss’ remarks come on the heels of the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s recently announced goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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Bonis declined to share names, but said that their examination revealed multiple errors that could cause harm to patients.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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And some two weeks after the incident, the agency found that the hospital had violated EMTALA in three ways, including failing to provide even the most basic care through a medical examination of the patient — beyond just eyeballing him.—
Eli Cahan,
ProPublica,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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