1
as in analysis
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
a metallurgist did an assay on the metal and determined it contained nickel
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1
as in to analyze
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships
the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining
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as in to attempt
to make an effort to do
assaying the task of writing his autobiography
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Recent Examples of assay
Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Protein assays were conducted to identify the proteins that GI-SINEs bind to.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Greg Autry, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The plan, which has a capital cost estimate of US$3.3 billion, is to mine ore at Mt Bevan, located in central Western Australia, upgrading it from a run-of-mine 33.52% iron into a concentrated product assaying more than 70% iron.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Built with Amazon Web Services, the system lets clinicians type or speak their questions and then shows a ranked list of the best-matching tests or assays.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Protein assays were conducted to identify the proteins that GI-SINEs bind to.
—New Atlas, 13 July 2025
Verb
Their startup is developing machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities that will automate the assaying process for minerals in situ (on site).
—Greg Autry, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The plan, which has a capital cost estimate of US$3.3 billion, is to mine ore at Mt Bevan, located in central Western Australia, upgrading it from a run-of-mine 33.52% iron into a concentrated product assaying more than 70% iron.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assay
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Additional analysis showed that around 70 percent of these LRDs displayed evidence of gas swirling around 2 million miles per hour—solid indicators of accretion disks surrounding supermassive black holes.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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Financing for oil, gas, and coal projects from the top six US banks fell to $73 billion in the first seven months of the year, down 25% from the same period last year, according to a Bloomberg analysis.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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For nearly two weeks, Texas Democrats have stymied Republicans’ attempts to redraw the state’s congressional districts in the middle of the decade by remaining out of state.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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A lot has happened since — so much that, in the time between being ordered to series and making it to air, an attempt to revive the channel’s heyday has been left marooned by circumstances beyond its control.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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This nonfiction account from the Pulitzer-prize winning writer analyzes 21st century autocratic states worldwide, and how democracies can best organize underneath them.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Pew Research Center used government records to analyze what states would be impacted back when Trump first floated this idea, and found California, Florida and Texas would each have one less seat than they would have been awarded based on population change alone.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The organizers try to strike a balance between elements in which merch or products might come into play and the best things in Laufey life being free.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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This has been a trying time for my family, me and my fans, and the support throughout the garage and my partners has been a bright spot.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Another season of Apple TV+’s The Buccaneers has come to a close with many cliffhangers and loose threads to dissect.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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As investors dissect the offering (and as Figma’s stock settles back a bit, falling 27% on Monday), an equally important set of questions are in the air: Will Figma’s debut entice other startups to jump into the fray, bringing an end to the tech industry’s IPO drought?—
Alexandra Sternlicht,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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With a holistic view of organizational needs and resources, cognitive tools strive not simply to accelerate existing processes but to develop new approaches in real time to optimize actions across the entire value chain.—
Gurdip Singh,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The series has never strived to be anything more than opulent fluff, but it still gets consistently pilloried for its lack of realism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Investors are gearing up for more inflation data to assess the state of the U.S. economy.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Admissions officers assess your extracurricular record with an eye to initiative and authenticity.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But Celeste Wallander, until recently the top defense official overseeing U.S. policy toward Europe and Russia, warns in a new Foreign Affairs essay that this transformation will have more complicated consequences than most Americans expect.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, Kannappa stars Vishnu Manchu along with Akshay Kumar who essays the role of Hindu God Shiva.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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“Assay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assay. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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