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as in imposes
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 estimates
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assesses
The district assesses students around phonics and phonemic awareness (the ability to hear individual sounds in words) and separates kids into small groups for more individualized instruction.
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Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Carry progression assesses the percentage of a player’s ball carries that move their team significantly closer to an opposition’s goal — in football speak, the ability to move their team up the pitch.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
As part of the evaluation process, an independent jury of 43 experts assesses candidate products for their combination of quality and style.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Palo Alto Networks has seen a series of upgrades and price target increases in recent days as Wall Street assesses the company’s announcement to acquire Israeli identity security platform CyberArk in a deal valued at roughly $25 billion.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
After an anesthetized cockroach is secured on the platform, a motor slides that rig into position, and a computer vision system assesses the insect's body size and position.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.
—Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Nick rightly assesses this isn’t true because a dead informant is useless to Mark, though I’d argue a dead informant is worse than useless.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
While the company stressed that the Switch 2 release date of June 5 would go ahead as planned, preorders won't be available for the foreseeable future as the company assesses the potential impacts and market conditions created by the tariffs.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Carry progression assesses the percentage of a player’s ball carries that move their team significantly closer to an opposition’s goal — in football speak, the ability to move their team up the pitch.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
As part of the evaluation process, an independent jury of 43 experts assesses candidate products for their combination of quality and style.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Palo Alto Networks has seen a series of upgrades and price target increases in recent days as Wall Street assesses the company’s announcement to acquire Israeli identity security platform CyberArk in a deal valued at roughly $25 billion.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
After an anesthetized cockroach is secured on the platform, a motor slides that rig into position, and a computer vision system assesses the insect's body size and position.
—New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025
In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.
—Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Nick rightly assesses this isn’t true because a dead informant is useless to Mark, though I’d argue a dead informant is worse than useless.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
While the company stressed that the Switch 2 release date of June 5 would go ahead as planned, preorders won't be available for the foreseeable future as the company assesses the potential impacts and market conditions created by the tariffs.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assesses
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Guns rights advocates — including politically powerful groups such as the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America — vowed to fight any proposal that imposes a blanket gun ban targeting a segment of the population.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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At that wavelength, optics imposes a hard requirement.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Among families that receive the credit, about two-thirds will see their credit increase from the changes according to Tax Policy Center estimates, with an average increase of $380.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Goldman estimates that hyperscaler capex has totaled $368 billion so far this year.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the average person values their digital assets at nearly $200,000 according to our Bryn Mawr Trust 2024 Digital Assets Survey, fewer than 15% have an estate plan that covers them.—
Jamie Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Lee also clearly values meeting collectors face-to-face.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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For the past decade, AirHelp, an online flight compensation and rights service, has published its AirHelp Score, a global ranking that evaluates more than 200 airports based on punctuality, service, and amenities.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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The committee evaluates proposals for physical changes to buildings within the Downtown Development Review Overlay District.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Assesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assesses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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