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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late
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as in estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessed
The facility, which Ruffin described as a regional jail run by an independent agency, has been essentially closed as damage is assessed, the State Bureau of Investigation said.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
City codes show violators of the nuisance ordinances could be assessed fines in municipal court.
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Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
Last week, at the request of the police, an expert from another cemetery — the venerable Cedar Hill, on Fairfield Avenue — took a look and assessed the hole, one of two experts that will examine it.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Bachelorettes and dog walkers and bag-juggling shoppers are identified, assessed and disregarded.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
At the culvert being assessed at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve where the training took place Friday, a logjam blocked fish from entering.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Students create portfolios at the end of each unit, which are assessed on common core standards, historical and cultural frameworks, and school-specific rubrics developed by Miss Major Middle.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Furthermore, the fact that Caitlin Clark has been assessed or been the target of flagrant fouls at such a high rate should be a cause for concern.
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Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Now, a team of researchers assessed this signal and found a feature in the gravitational waves represents the collective event horizon of the involved black holes at the very moment of that collision.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
City codes show violators of the nuisance ordinances could be assessed fines in municipal court.
—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
29 June 2026
Last week, at the request of the police, an expert from another cemetery — the venerable Cedar Hill, on Fairfield Avenue — took a look and assessed the hole, one of two experts that will examine it.
—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Bachelorettes and dog walkers and bag-juggling shoppers are identified, assessed and disregarded.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
At the culvert being assessed at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve where the training took place Friday, a logjam blocked fish from entering.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Students create portfolios at the end of each unit, which are assessed on common core standards, historical and cultural frameworks, and school-specific rubrics developed by Miss Major Middle.
—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
Furthermore, the fact that Caitlin Clark has been assessed or been the target of flagrant fouls at such a high rate should be a cause for concern.
—
Jon Root Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Now, a team of researchers assessed this signal and found a feature in the gravitational waves represents the collective event horizon of the involved black holes at the very moment of that collision.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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Authorities in France's capital have imposed restrictions on the sale and public consumption of alcohol, hoping to ease the burden on hospitals of people being brought in with dehydration as Paris bakes in a record-breaking heat wave.
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More than a dozen countries have imposed digital services taxes.
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The population of bears statewide is estimated to be about 19,000 and is managed through regulated hunting to reduce the risk of more frequent human-bear conflicts.
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India’s religious and spiritual economy was estimated at roughly $58 billion in 2025, and is projected to grow steadily over the next decade.
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Two people were arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the 2024 overdose death of a Fort Worth man, according to online jail records.
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Butler was arrested Thursday and charged with manslaughter, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
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Revolut’s latest fund raise valued the firm at $75bn and Storonsky has spoken of a future IPO which could value the business—if someone doesn’t buy it before then – at north of $200bn.
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Levine Cava said the county would need to sell the property for market rate — and an appraiser once valued the land at $200 million.
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The chant has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines levied by FIFA.
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The punishment levied could include multimillion-dollar fines, a loss of future draft picks or voiding Leonard’s contract with the team.
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Vendors are evaluated for model provenance, training data and retention.
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Because clothing is a consumable good that wears out, it can reasonably be evaluated on a unit-price basis, much like cost per use.
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This often means that those who are not persuaded by its teachings can be fined, jailed, even killed.
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Both players were also fined undisclosed amounts and ejected during the game.
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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