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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
The recruit was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation, police said.
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Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
In addition, the NWA Tongue Tie Center will offer on-site evaluation and tongue-tie procedures, including frenectomy, and will work in collaboration with therapists and lactation consultants to support optimal feeding, speech and airway outcomes.
—Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Police said the toddler was alive and was immediately taken for medical evaluation.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 1 Mar. 2026
She was taken to Swedish Hospital for evaluation in good condition, according to officers.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Timia Cobb, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
In addition, the NWA Tongue Tie Center will offer on-site evaluation and tongue-tie procedures, including frenectomy, and will work in collaboration with therapists and lactation consultants to support optimal feeding, speech and airway outcomes.
—Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Police said the toddler was alive and was immediately taken for medical evaluation.
—Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 1 Mar. 2026
She was taken to Swedish Hospital for evaluation in good condition, according to officers.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluation
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After initial theoretical assessments and successful laboratory trials, AEON underwent its first test deployment at the BMW Group Plant Leipzig in December 2025.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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But that April special session has been canceled, and the assessment will now happen during the commission’s regular annual meeting in November.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Search in Pflugerville Later Sunday, investigators executed a search warrant at a home in Pflugerville owned by the estate of a possible relative of Diagne, according to appraisal records.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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The appraisal set the fair market value of the 2-acre site, which was valued as a street easement, at $80,600.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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By his estimate, as much as 16% of all sun-size stars in our galaxy could have formed this way.—
James Dinneen,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Mar. 2026
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Olivo, Torres and his three children are, by one federal government agency’s estimation, as well as their own, homeless.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Again, these are rough estimations.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
25 Feb. 2026
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That movie, a bracing examination of the psychological toll of motherhood, would go on to wide acclaim and awards recognition, including Oscar nominations for actors Buckley and Olivia Colman, as well as for Gyllenhaal’s screenplay (an adaptation of the 2006 novel by Elena Ferrante).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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To demonstrate the district attorney’s alleged bias, the motion highlighted the examination of witness John Richardson, a Loyola Marymount University student from the Bay Area who was among the 13 arrested in 2024 but later entered a youth diversion program after pleading no contest.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluation. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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