1
as in analyzing
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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2
as in trying
to make an effort to do
assaying the task of writing his autobiography
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaying
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Like, don’t get into analyzing it.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2026 -
These include construction work, equipment maintenance, scientific experiments, as well as collecting and analyzing lunar samples.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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While startups await the president’s signature and agencies anticipate the bill’s new provisions, researchers are trying to stay afloat, some furloughing scientists until the funding becomes available.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The judge in the case did not force the issue, agreeing with Leiweke’s attorneys who said that trying to compel Leiweke to be deposed in the Live Nation case while facing criminal prosecution by the Justice Department violated his rights.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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EntertainmentPulse dedicated a full session to the format, with speakers from Chinese companies including DataEye, Mansen Culture Media and Xiaowu Brothers dissecting both the production economics and the business models driving expansion.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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Bierman cleverly — and with some humor — shows these characters dissecting their features with dissatisfaction and anxiety.—
Michael Zwiebach,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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The attack on the Michigan synagogue took place on the same day as a former Army National Guard member who served years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State group opened fire on a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Mar. 2026
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The San Diego Sheriff’s Office Saturday released the name of a 34-year-old man who died last week after apparently attempting to kill himself inside his cell at San Diego Central Jail.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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It’s used by clinicians assessing patients and by insurance companies deciding whether to cover care.—
Jamie Ducharme,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The transcript shows commissioners weighed multiple factors when assessing whether Funston still posed a danger to the community.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Through the Daodejing, one of the central texts of Daoism, Laozi offers perspectives from a tumultuous period of status-striving in Chinese history – and shifts our focus from comparison and competition to contentment.—
Stephen Chen,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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Being imaginative and continually striving to improve your craft are two things that are difficult to teach, and both are areas in which Arieonni excels.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Later this spring, the mayor’s office is interested in further examining costs related to event security, solid waste disposal, permits, right-of-way access and other elements.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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Also, God forbid, but the examining team might need to unstitch a section of the dress, and there was just the slightest chance that it wouldn’t be put back exactly as it had been received.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Assaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaying. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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