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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 its 2022 pilot program in New York, which assessed the effects of an AI chatbot on older adults’ mental health, a vast majority reported a decline in loneliness and an improvement in well-being.
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Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The research team assessed more than 130,000 adults with health records in the TriNetX Global Research Network, a large international electronic database.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The report assessed a range of efforts, such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, phasing out coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, reducing deforestation and boosting carbon removal and climate financing.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Patients typically send smile photos or short videos to be assessed digitally.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Presented in Milan earlier this month, CCI assessed 20 fashion companies showing at Milan Fashion Week last month, drawing data from 11 platforms in 50 countries and assigning a score between 0 and 100 according to the three pillars of brand popularity, brand involvement and purchase intent.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Conditions and casualties are still being assessed and power outages remain widespread.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Massa assessed his legal options.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The research team assessed more than 130,000 adults with health records in the TriNetX Global Research Network, a large international electronic database.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The report assessed a range of efforts, such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, phasing out coal and subsidies for fossil fuels, reducing deforestation and boosting carbon removal and climate financing.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Patients typically send smile photos or short videos to be assessed digitally.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Presented in Milan earlier this month, CCI assessed 20 fashion companies showing at Milan Fashion Week last month, drawing data from 11 platforms in 50 countries and assigning a score between 0 and 100 according to the three pillars of brand popularity, brand involvement and purchase intent.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Conditions and casualties are still being assessed and power outages remain widespread.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Massa assessed his legal options.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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Most Gazans who had come of age or graduated from university in 2006 when Israel’s blockade was imposed were in 2023 reaching the second half of their thirties without ever having had a job, despite their impressive educational achievements.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Overall, a third — 550,000 pounds — of the total teak the company imported in the past three years can be traced to Myanmar and entered the United States after the sanctions were imposed, according to the Herald’s analysis of records associated with the consignments’ bills of lading.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Good’s parents, Tim and Donna Ganger, who neighbors estimated came to live in town about five years ago, were either not home or did not answer their door on Thursday.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 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,
9 Jan. 2026
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Chengxuan Han, who also previously worked at the laboratory, was earlier charged with smuggling and making false statements.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, the classification does not necessarily mean that the shooter will be criminally charged, Sparks said.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Diana Butler Bass, a historian and author of the popular Substack newsletter The Cottage, said Yancey embodied an evangelical Christianity that valued grace and respect for different opinions.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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In June, Cyera was valued at $6 billion in its seventh funding round.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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These complaints mirror accusations levied against J-1 employers across the country.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Leaders have cited concerns about costs, a one-cent sales tax levied in each of DART’s 13 member cities, the agency’s governance structure and the quality of services in their decisions to call withdrawal elections.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Offit and others say every vaccine is meticulously evaluated before being added to the schedule.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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What To Know When accounting for debt, the Brookings Institution evaluated the real return on investment for various degree levels and fields of study.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Cardinals fined the coach $100,000 for his actions.—
Mark Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Bayron-Velez also was fined, charged Florida Department of Health case costs and assigned a continuing medical education course.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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