assessed

verb

past tense of assess
1
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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2
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 Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said analysts from Ukraine's intelligence services, the General Staff and the Defense Ministry had assessed the strikes' effects. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026 South Korea’s military had earlier assessed that the weapon flew more than 435 miles (700 kilometers) toward waters off the country’s eastern coast. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Had McLemore been found guilty of murder at trial, a jury or judge would have assessed his punishment at between five and 99 years, or life, in prison. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said analysts from Ukraine’s intelligence services, the General Staff and the Defense Ministry had assessed the strikes' effects. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara said analysts from Ukraine’s intelligence services, the General Staff and the Defense Ministry had assessed the strikes’ effects. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 Eighteen penalties were assessed, the most in the first half of an FBS game in more than two years. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Reese later caught Cunningham in the face with an elbow while battling for a rebound, although officials assessed only a common foul. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Those who pass will enter a residency that follows a medical teaching model, with software engineers learning from instructors and practicing with casework before being assessed and credentialed. — Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
  1. imposed
  2. estimated
  3. charged
  4. valued
  5. levied
  6. evaluated
  7. fined
Verb
  • Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some wealthy countries, including Norway and Kuwait, have imposed strict rules to formally ban sale to teens.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • The number of shelters is estimated by the government at around 2,000, enough for about 300,000 people.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Burnham estimated that the same strategy for 114 would cost perhaps $100 million or more, making such a blunt approach unrealistic.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimated
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  • Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with preparation of acts of terrorism between May 2024 and July 2026, including against Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist Reform UK party, according to British police and prosecutors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department wanted to preserve the possibility of bringing the case again, but In his ruling Thursday, Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning Hearn cannot be charged again over the same allegations.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of charged
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  • WeWork had been valued privately at $47 billion, but just six weeks after the New Constructs report, the company pulled its IPO amid weak demand and intense criticism surrounding its financials.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Considered the most expensive work in the world at the time of its creation, the book was valued at 2 million francs (about $408,000 in 1961 dollars); today it is considered a French heritage treasure, its value estimated at several million euros.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • Defenders of the emergency fees, which can be levied by HOA boards to address health and safety hazards or unforeseen expenses, say that long-standing infrastructure issues must be addressed, even if residents don’t like the price tag.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The tax levied by this act is still considered one of the indirect economic reasons for the American Revolution.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of levied
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  • Developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), the MQ-9B SeaGuardian’s performance was evaluated at the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force (MPRF) Commander’s Operational Group (COG).
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • And for the first time, applicants for permanent residency will be evaluated based on their Japanese language skills as well as their grasp of rules and customs.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaluated
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  • The Storm was forced to acknowledge the incident and apologized, before the WNBA later fined Keaton and suspended her from Seattle’s next five home games.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Delane, who was taken by the Chiefs in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft out of LSU, was fined $12,537 for unnecessary roughness on a low block.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of fined

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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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