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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
In the first phase, CAPE will accept refund applications for unliquidated tariffs—meaning tariffs that have been assessed but not yet finalized by CBP—and for tariffs finalized by CBP within the past 80 days.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Ball ended up being fined $60,000 for his actions during the game ($35,000 for the foul, $25,000 for postgame profanity on TV) and assessed a flagrant foul.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
The drugs assessed in the new review, published on Thursday, target beta-amyloid proteins, which form plaques that seem to accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Had the Flagrant 2 foul been assessed in real time, Ball would have been ejected at the same time Adebayo hobbled off with the back injury that effectively ended his season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Upon further review of the incident, the NBA announced Wednesday night that Ball was fined $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 for his trip of Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
His attorney said the fragment is visible to the eye and needs to be assessed for surgical removal.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
New research published in the British Journal of Cancer assessed the differences in cancer mortality improvements across the country.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Like many of his countrymen, the young Afghan crossed into EU-member Poland from Belarus and managed to reach Germany, where he was arrested and then returned to Poland to have his asylum request assessed under EU laws.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Ball ended up being fined $60,000 for his actions during the game ($35,000 for the foul, $25,000 for postgame profanity on TV) and assessed a flagrant foul.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
The drugs assessed in the new review, published on Thursday, target beta-amyloid proteins, which form plaques that seem to accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Had the Flagrant 2 foul been assessed in real time, Ball would have been ejected at the same time Adebayo hobbled off with the back injury that effectively ended his season.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Upon further review of the incident, the NBA announced Wednesday night that Ball was fined $35,000 and assessed a Flagrant Foul 2 for his trip of Adebayo.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
His attorney said the fragment is visible to the eye and needs to be assessed for surgical removal.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
New research published in the British Journal of Cancer assessed the differences in cancer mortality improvements across the country.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Like many of his countrymen, the young Afghan crossed into EU-member Poland from Belarus and managed to reach Germany, where he was arrested and then returned to Poland to have his asylum request assessed under EU laws.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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The victim had asked for the maximum sentence to be imposed.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In February, Home Depot imposed stricter requirements for employee bonuses.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The volume of plastics in the oceans has been estimated to be up to 199 million tons, UNEP said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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On April 8, Cassandra Lange, 29, and Joby Williams, 30, were placed in custody and charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of Cherry and Stephen Rehbein, according to a news release from the Medina County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Those charged included Kenneth Chee, the founder and CEO of Devastating Fireworks, which stored pyrotechnics at the explosion site in Esparto.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Mailman said that McMahon valued higher education.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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At the end of Q4, Boeing's commercial backlog was over 6,100 planes, valued at a record $567 billion.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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No income tax is levied in eight states — Alaska, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Shvydkoy told ARTnews that the Russian Pavilion will go on as planned despite any sanctions that might be levied ahead of the Biennale’s opening in May.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Alameda County Public Defender's Office said that Cedric Irving had already been evaluated by four separate doctors, and the District Attorney requested that Irving be evaluated by a fourth doctor, who apparently concurred.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Disruptions to trade routes, energy flows, and investment are already shaping how this corridor is being evaluated.—
Angela Chitkara,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The refs should get fined for stuff like this.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Zhang Kequn was also fined 1 million Kenyan shillings ($7,700) after pleading guilty to the charge of wildlife possession without a license.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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