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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
Personalised programme The experience begins with a session on the 3D body scanner, which analyses your body’s composition, takes 14 measurements, assesses your flexibility and calculates your metabolic age.
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Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 4 June 2026
The senator from Connecticut assesses the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character and offers new policies that challenge the status quo.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
This also assesses how well a leader knows their direct reports.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
And amenities assesses the availability of seven popular park features — basketball hoops; off-leash dog parks; playgrounds; splashpads and other water-play structures; sports fields; recreation and senior centers; and restrooms.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
In this episode, Klain talks about the role USAID played in responding to the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, and assesses whether today’s outbreak poses more or less of a risk to people in the United States.
—NPR, 19 May 2026
However, BofA Global Research assesses that labor market outcomes depend more on an economy's ability to adapt through skills, institutions, and workforce quality.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The test assesses applicants on situational judgement, with the goal of measuring applicants’ empathy and professionalism.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 15 May 2026
Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 4 June 2026
The senator from Connecticut assesses the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character and offers new policies that challenge the status quo.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
This also assesses how well a leader knows their direct reports.
—Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
And amenities assesses the availability of seven popular park features — basketball hoops; off-leash dog parks; playgrounds; splashpads and other water-play structures; sports fields; recreation and senior centers; and restrooms.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
In this episode, Klain talks about the role USAID played in responding to the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, and assesses whether today’s outbreak poses more or less of a risk to people in the United States.
—NPR, 19 May 2026
However, BofA Global Research assesses that labor market outcomes depend more on an economy's ability to adapt through skills, institutions, and workforce quality.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 May 2026
The test assesses applicants on situational judgement, with the goal of measuring applicants’ empathy and professionalism.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assesses
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The House issues a rare rebuke of the president, FIFA imposes a ban, and a flesh-eating parasite returns.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Some lawmakers push for a 'balanced approach' Many states have enacted or introduced legislation that doesn't halt the construction of new data centers, but imposes regulations in hopes of protecting nearby communities from rising utility costs and mitigating adverse environmental impacts.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The World Health Organization estimates that in the West Africa outbreak a decade ago, funeral practices may have contributed to 80% of cases in Sierra Leone and 60% of cases in Guinea.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Massive changes to Medicaid, the government’s safety-net health program for low-income Americans, passed into law last year could result in 10 million more uninsured individuals over a decade, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Forbes currently values Musk's net worth at $826 billion and his stake in SpaceX at $542 billion.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Lurie partly values Roseman because of his strategic aggressiveness to make sure great players are locked down long term.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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This category evaluates whether users receive meaningful value relative to cost.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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An engineer evaluates two architectures and sees the cost-per-inference difference in their AI chat session, during the development cycle, not weeks later.—
Udam Dewaraja,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The pastor appraises the image.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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The appraisal district appraises the market value of residential, commercial and industrial property for tax purposes.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Assesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assesses. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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