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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
Cunning and a team of 46 other researchers published a grim study in the journal Science on Thursday that assesses the damage caused by a historic 2023 marine heat wave in Florida.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Morton assesses this political and royal insider’s tactics and actions through often turbulent times in the book — and believes his bond with the Windsors was closer than anyone's.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Machine learning researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) recently designed an artificial intelligence program that visually assesses avocado quality and ripeness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Disease progression was measured by the Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale, which assesses motor, cognitive and functional capabilities.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Israel assesses that Hamas may not be able to find and return all the remaining dead hostages in Gaza, according to three Israeli sources, a fact that may complicate efforts to reach a deal to end the war.
—Ami Kaufman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Here, The Athletic assesses each of Dewsbury-Hall’s yellow cards to date and whether Everton have any cause for complaint.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Finally, impact strength assesses a material’s ability to absorb sudden shocks without shattering, highlighting that the hardness alone doesn’t always mean toughness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The exact plans could evolve over time as Microsoft assesses the usage for the property.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Morton assesses this political and royal insider’s tactics and actions through often turbulent times in the book — and believes his bond with the Windsors was closer than anyone's.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Machine learning researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) recently designed an artificial intelligence program that visually assesses avocado quality and ripeness.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Disease progression was measured by the Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale, which assesses motor, cognitive and functional capabilities.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Israel assesses that Hamas may not be able to find and return all the remaining dead hostages in Gaza, according to three Israeli sources, a fact that may complicate efforts to reach a deal to end the war.
—Ami Kaufman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Here, The Athletic assesses each of Dewsbury-Hall’s yellow cards to date and whether Everton have any cause for complaint.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Finally, impact strength assesses a material’s ability to absorb sudden shocks without shattering, highlighting that the hardness alone doesn’t always mean toughness.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
The exact plans could evolve over time as Microsoft assesses the usage for the property.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assesses
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Perplexity imposes limitations on file uploads for free users, but its documentation doesn't specify exactly what those are.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cosmologists and mathematical physicists often seek ways to circumvent the theorem, looking to quantum gravity (or other non-standard scenarios) to break us out of the requirements that general relativity imposes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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At resale, Kozlin estimates the collection could be worth around $3,000.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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In Deas’ case, the MIT Living Wage Calculator estimates that an adult living alone in Florence, South Carolina, would spend per year $10,184 for housing, $3,053 for medical expenses and $3,839 for food.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Only someone who values those titles extremely highly.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is a team that truly values creative collaboration and takes big swings.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Each week, the NFL evaluates every penalty flag and controversial no-call from the previous week of league action.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Each month, Workday evaluates every generative AI use case that’s been in production for six months or longer to determine if these investments are delivering on key performance indicators, which may include productivity or revenue generation.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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