assessed

past tense of assess

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Recent Examples of assessed Experts have assessed North Korea's troop dispatch has given it crucial battlefield experience as well. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) has international diagnostic criteria published in 2017, assessed through clinical examination. Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Following the encounter, Scarborough Beach State Park was closed to swimming for about an hour while lifeguards and public safety personnel assessed the situation, and monitored the surrounding waters. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The league rescinded the technical foul assessed to the Indiana Fever star during the team’s win over the Chicago Sky, wiping away the penalty that would have automatically sidelined Clark for one game. Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Marquez’s best offering is a changeup, which one member of the organization assessed a 70-grade on the 20-80 scouting scale. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Rather than relying on public attention or product demonstrations, the study assessed innovation through patent portfolios using the firm’s Patent Asset Index, which measures patent portfolio size, technological relevance, and market coverage. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Instead of the toll simply being deducted from my account, I was assessed a fee nearly a year later. Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The cost of the camp is assessed on a sliding scale according to income and need with four payment tiers ranging from free to $650. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
Verb
  • In a live context, and with the limits imposed by a hardware-heavy setup, there’s more possibility that the process will throw out some startling mutation.
    Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, the White House imposed a 15% tariff as well as price floors on products made from polysilicon, a material used in semiconductors and solar panels that’s primarily produced by China, in order to encourage domestic industry.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The number of fatal encounters between hippos and humans are not known, but are estimated at a minimum of 500 deaths each year.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In December 2024, the Pentagon estimated that China’s rocket force had boosted its missile supply by 50% in the preceding four years.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In 2020, police charged two Los Angeles-area men and a woman with participating in Tran’s killing.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe while men’s and women’s friendships may differ in specifics, the benefits people gain from these relationships are things that are universally valued and prioritized.
    Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The slime is highly valued as an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging ingredient in certain skin care products, and snails can secrete different kinds of mucus with properties tailored to specific functions.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Both of those lawsuits argue that the government didn’t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied for, as required by Section 301.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Even capped, that’s just under 1% of the roughly $774 million in total property taxes levied by the county last year.
    Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Their presence says the AI factory is being evaluated as infrastructure, the way ports, pipelines, and power plants get evaluated, and that evaluation is happening on a continent most American investors never think about.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Boeing 757 involved in the incident will be evaluated by Delta maintenance teams.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Seattle Storm minority co-owner Celeste Keaton was previously fined and suspended for five games after confronting an XX-XY supporter who sat courtside during a game between the Storm and Fever.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Keaton was fined and suspended for five home games by the league for her role in the incident, according to ESPN.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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