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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
Cotality, a data research company, issues yearly wildfire risk reports assessing the state of the wildfire insurance industry and the risk of damaging wildfires for certain parts of the United States.
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Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Moyes takes his time assessing and signing off on targets and is notoriously picky.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Our team of experts spent four weeks putting 24 brands to the test — including Laneige, Fenty Beauty, Murad, and Tower28 — assessing them on texture, absorbency, cleansing and hydrating abilities, and overall results.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, theatrical distributors are constantly assessing whether a title is worth the P&A spend to ROI in what is a glacial recovering post-Covid box office.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
While surveys and formal data collection are valuable tools for assessing employee well-being, nothing replaces the impact of leaders who are present and engaged.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission, tasked with assessing how Indiana could go about accepting Illinois counties, was created in April, after state lawmakers approved House Enrolled Act 1008.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Banks and lenders will be able to view two versions of a score, one that factors in BNPL activity and one that does not, when assessing a borrower’s creditworthiness.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Especially in industries where buying cycles are long and impact is hard to track, marketers face unique challenges when assessing the effectiveness of their efforts.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Moyes takes his time assessing and signing off on targets and is notoriously picky.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Our team of experts spent four weeks putting 24 brands to the test — including Laneige, Fenty Beauty, Murad, and Tower28 — assessing them on texture, absorbency, cleansing and hydrating abilities, and overall results.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, theatrical distributors are constantly assessing whether a title is worth the P&A spend to ROI in what is a glacial recovering post-Covid box office.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
While surveys and formal data collection are valuable tools for assessing employee well-being, nothing replaces the impact of leaders who are present and engaged.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission, tasked with assessing how Indiana could go about accepting Illinois counties, was created in April, after state lawmakers approved House Enrolled Act 1008.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Banks and lenders will be able to view two versions of a score, one that factors in BNPL activity and one that does not, when assessing a borrower’s creditworthiness.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Especially in industries where buying cycles are long and impact is hard to track, marketers face unique challenges when assessing the effectiveness of their efforts.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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Just as California’s restaurants lost 23,000 jobs after imposing a $20 fast-food wage, San Diego hotels will lose 4,000 jobs annually and generate fewer taxes, reducing funds for essential government services.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Administration officials argue the emergency powers in IEEPA include imposing tariffs and that the financial penalties are needed to prod countries to negotiate better trade deals.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Every company should have a contingency plan estimating the cost and operational impact of remedies like unbundling services or forced data sharing.—
Kevan Yalowitz,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The center's aurora dashboard has an animation estimating what aurora visibility will be like for the next 30 minutes.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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For all the talk of conflicting values, the Tesla Diner has assimilated effortlessly into the local custom of charging fries separately from the burger.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Most batteries in wireless baby monitors are not long-lasting and require ample time for charging.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Insurers increasingly focus on valuing and protecting intangibles—intellectual property, data, brand IP—rather than physical assets.—
Leslie Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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That followed a $100 million round led by Tiger Global Management with and investors including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo and Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at $1 billion.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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Important for the Jaguars is that at least 11 games every year are played in jurisdictions with no or low-income tax levying states.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The relationship between Microsoft’s open-source DocumentDB and its commercial Azure Cosmos DB service creates potential confusion for enterprise buyers evaluating options.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Promoting well-being and health and a commitment to sustainability were paramount in evaluating each project, ADI said in a statement.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Assessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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