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as in tax
a charge usually of money collected by the government from people or businesses for public use
hated paying the annual assessment on his car
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as in appraisal
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
I'm far too quiet, in the assessment of my new boss
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as in evaluation
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
we may have been too hasty in our assessment of the value of the property
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Recent Examples of assessment
The statement added that Sulyok had requested a legal assessment of the conflict from the Venice Commission, a group of legal experts with Europe’s top human rights group, part of the Council of Europe.
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Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The brand’s goal is to have 100 percent of Tier 1, Tier 1+ and Tier 2 suppliers covered through social audits or assessments by 2028.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
During the restoration assessment process, experts and conservators have discovered corrosion affecting some internal metal supports beneath the fiberglass exterior.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Most clinics start with comprehensive evaluations that can include CT, MRI and DXA scans, blood panels, cognitive testing, fitness assessments and genome sequencing.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
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Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
The brand’s goal is to have 100 percent of Tier 1, Tier 1+ and Tier 2 suppliers covered through social audits or assessments by 2028.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
During the restoration assessment process, experts and conservators have discovered corrosion affecting some internal metal supports beneath the fiberglass exterior.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Most clinics start with comprehensive evaluations that can include CT, MRI and DXA scans, blood panels, cognitive testing, fitness assessments and genome sequencing.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessment
Noun
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Some immigrate to territories, others to tax brackets.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Setting county tax policies to offset or reverse the impacts of previous property cycles has required significant cooperation between the Office of the County Executive and the state of Missouri.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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The company creates custom rings with diamonds, and guides customers through the entire shopping journey from initial conversations with gemologists, to the appraisals, down to the shipping.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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In the future, the state commission also suggested that the city continue to use independent appraisals, which should be updated to set mooring permit rental rates.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The upcoming at-sea demonstrations will therefore serve as one of the most important real-world evaluations yet of the Navy’s vision for a future fleet in which autonomous vessels operate alongside destroyers, submarines, aircraft, and carrier strike groups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Mozilla said those findings came during an evaluation of the model's ability to help with security work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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One recent estimate suggests the United States has a copper endowment — the metal of electrification — comparable to Canada and Australia combined.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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While crews were able to stop the fire’s spread, the Bureau of Land Management did not have an estimate for when it would be fully extinguished.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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My own estimation of the movies will almost certainly have shifted, too, which means that the list that follows—a personal ranking of all twenty-two films in competition, from best to worst—will have to be considered a provisional exercise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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Tarasenko gladly did it, four times by Yurov’s estimation.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Rather than prompting examination of the systems in which those outcomes occur, a common counterargument is that attention to diversity risks lowering standards or excusing poor performance.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Levinson and director of photography Marcell Rév mostly left the soundstages that defined the first two seasons for an expansive, on-location examination of Southern California, from Lancaster to Long Beach.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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