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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
Gordon, meanwhile, suffered a bruised hip on international duty last month and has been left out of the past two matchday squads, but will be assessed about potentially taking a place on the bench this weekend.
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Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Any individuals who do fulfill those three traits are then assessed by a list of factors, including self-admission, criminal conduct and communications.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
By the end of 2023, the Defense Department had assessed more than 700 bases and found that 574 of them needed remediation.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
In 2022-23, clubs were assessed over a four-year PSR cycle to mitigate against losses incurred from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons taken as an average.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The first technical foul was also assessed for directing profanity at an official, Brothers said.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The proposal added that a penalty would be assessed on any offensive player who violates the rule.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The panel on Friday assessed an 80-year prison term.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
Predictably, the rate assessed has gone from 4 percent in 1998 to nearly 37 percent, a nearly tenfold increase to a line-item on Americans' phone bills.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Any individuals who do fulfill those three traits are then assessed by a list of factors, including self-admission, criminal conduct and communications.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
By the end of 2023, the Defense Department had assessed more than 700 bases and found that 574 of them needed remediation.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
In 2022-23, clubs were assessed over a four-year PSR cycle to mitigate against losses incurred from the Covid-19 pandemic, with the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons taken as an average.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The first technical foul was also assessed for directing profanity at an official, Brothers said.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The proposal added that a penalty would be assessed on any offensive player who violates the rule.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The panel on Friday assessed an 80-year prison term.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
Predictably, the rate assessed has gone from 4 percent in 1998 to nearly 37 percent, a nearly tenfold increase to a line-item on Americans' phone bills.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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CEOs responded to the survey from April 8-10, during which the president announced a 90-day pause on most of his sweeping tariffs but imposed a hike on imports from China (145%).—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
14 Apr. 2025
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The draconian rules imposed upon women and girls in Afghanistan are strictly enforced with those objecting being threatened, beaten, detained and subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment in detention.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Shipping is estimated to begin in late April.—
Sarah Lord,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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They are estimated to begin shipping in late May.—
Sarah Lord,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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Two former firefighters charged with manslaughter in the accidental death of one of their sons during a botched training exercise last year pleaded not guilty Monday.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jones is charged in connection with the disappearance and death of his daughter, 13-year-old Keimani Latigue, according to a news release from the Toledo Police Department.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2025
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The president levied another 10 percent tariff on all Chinese goods this month, on top of an earlier 10 percent import tax.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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The overwhelmed administration levied minimal consequences, leading to the student having the impression that their aberrant behavior would result in no significant punitive action.—
Martin Potters,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The study evaluated cities based on metrics such as number of people killed in fatal crashes, total crashes, crashes involving a drunk driver, crashes involving a distracted driver and crashes involving speeding.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the owner of the bridge never evaluated that risk.—
Gabe Cohen,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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