assessed

past tense of assess

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Recent Examples of assessed Experts have assessed North Korea's troop dispatch has given it crucial battlefield experience as well. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) has international diagnostic criteria published in 2017, assessed through clinical examination. Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Following the encounter, Scarborough Beach State Park was closed to swimming for about an hour while lifeguards and public safety personnel assessed the situation, and monitored the surrounding waters. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The league rescinded the technical foul assessed to the Indiana Fever star during the team’s win over the Chicago Sky, wiping away the penalty that would have automatically sidelined Clark for one game. Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Marquez’s best offering is a changeup, which one member of the organization assessed a 70-grade on the 20-80 scouting scale. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Rather than relying on public attention or product demonstrations, the study assessed innovation through patent portfolios using the firm’s Patent Asset Index, which measures patent portfolio size, technological relevance, and market coverage. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 Instead of the toll simply being deducted from my account, I was assessed a fee nearly a year later. Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The cost of the camp is assessed on a sliding scale according to income and need with four payment tiers ranging from free to $650. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
Verb
  • Western nations have imposed economic and political sanctions in response to the military takeover and violent repression of opposition, which has led to the deaths of thousands of civilians and given rise to a civil war.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Powell’s record low comes as the seven states that share the Colorado River’s water wait to find out what cuts will be imposed.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The results of that study, published in 2016, identified 235 distinct bears using genetic testing and estimated the total bear population in western Connecticut was around 400 to 450 individuals.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Ventura County Sheriff's Office estimated that the total damage will cost car owners several thousand dollars.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Mangione’s lawyers raised concerns when he was first charged in both jurisdictions that the 28-year-old was unfairly being tried twice for the same crime.
    Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Arnold has been charged with eight felony counts stemming from a February incident — four counts of kidnapping and four counts of armed robbery.
    Tobias Bass, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The position was valued at about $490 million at the end of June.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, Unwell raised money from Hollywood super agent Patrick Whitesell that valued the entire business at $500 million.
    Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rest assured, the market reaction wasn’t trader nailbiting over tariffs levied on Peru, South Sudan, and the Marshall Islands.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Texas branch of the NAACP has asked a federal appeals court to consider reversing monetary sanctions levied against attorneys who sued the Keller school board over voter discrimination claims.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The score came in dramatic fashion, as Fields caught the pass from Dart after the QB had exited the game following a massive hit — more on that later — and was subsequently evaluated and cleared for a concussion.
    Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That does open other opportunities for guys, like today’s starter Hunter Dobbins, to get evaluated further.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If the Giants had tried to send Saturday’s lineup to Goodyear or Glendale for a Cactus League exhibition, they might have been fined by Major League Baseball for not having enough regulars.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For the record, Cohen himself was never fined nor convicted of insider trading by the SEC.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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