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as in imposing
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 estimating
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessing
Companies are publicly assessing employees by token use, with both too high and too low values generating concern.
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Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Doctors will determine how long the quarantine will last after assessing the passengers.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Many roads were still blocked in Lincoln County and teams from the agency were assessing the damage.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
But the idea that an AI bot can determine a verdict by assessing evidence distorts the meaning of legal judgment.
—Sonali Chakravarti, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
These systems are key for assessing trajectory, guidance behavior, and reentry vehicle deployment, providing the empirical data necessary to certify the missile’s operational readiness.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The hotel staff were counting people and assessing who was missing.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert, whose staff oversees the cases of more than 600 adults under guardianship and has helped champion the bill, said face-to-face meetings are standard practice in his office prior to appointment and are crucial to properly assessing the person’s needs.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Ignoring race type when assessing a horse’s past performances is also common.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Doctors will determine how long the quarantine will last after assessing the passengers.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
Many roads were still blocked in Lincoln County and teams from the agency were assessing the damage.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
But the idea that an AI bot can determine a verdict by assessing evidence distorts the meaning of legal judgment.
—Sonali Chakravarti, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
These systems are key for assessing trajectory, guidance behavior, and reentry vehicle deployment, providing the empirical data necessary to certify the missile’s operational readiness.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The hotel staff were counting people and assessing who was missing.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert, whose staff oversees the cases of more than 600 adults under guardianship and has helped champion the bill, said face-to-face meetings are standard practice in his office prior to appointment and are crucial to properly assessing the person’s needs.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Ignoring race type when assessing a horse’s past performances is also common.
—Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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The momos at this Nepali hangout are imposing and as wrinkly as shar-peis.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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For the bulk of the armed forces, their main purpose has been preventing war by looking imposing rather than winning wars by fighting.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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The park is home to around 1,000 black bears and grizzlies, with park officials estimating that about 300 grizzly bears were inhabiting the area in 2023.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The scientists were inspired by Bayesian experimental design, in which researchers interpret decision-making by estimating the likelihoods of events given prior assumptions.—
Peter Hall,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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According to charging documents obtained by WJZ, Robinson was seen by a patrol officer looking into the windows of apartment units.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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On the performance side, the dual-motor variant has been upgraded with a 900V high-voltage electrical architecture, allowing faster energy delivery and charging efficiency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Rob Newland is an appraiser who has been valuing real estate property since 1998.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Avoca, over the last couple years, has raised more than $125 million, valuing the company at $1 billion, Fortune has exclusively learned.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some of this revenue goes to the state levying the tax, and about 18 cents of it goes to the federal coffers.—
Jiachuan Wu,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Earlier this year, some lawmakers backed legislation that directly ran counter to his agenda, including a bill barring local governments statewide from levying a tax based on employee headcount and another prohibiting municipalities from taxing sports betting.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The Doncic absence prevents the Lakers from properly evaluating their roster against playoff competition, complicating their ability to assess key personnel needs for the offseason.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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In evaluating their bold promises, there are two crucial facts to remember.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Assessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessing. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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