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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
In my assessment, meaningful reforms focus on empowering registers of deeds to substantively review suspicious documents before recording them; simplifying and expediting quiet title proceedings; and expanding civil remedies so victims can recover the costs associated with clearing their title.
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Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
The Writers Guild of America has been most vocal, opposing the merger entirely, while Directors Guild of America president Christopher Nolan was cautious in his assessment of the deal in an interview earlier this year.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
But the SIFForum’s co-production panel delivered a franker assessment of the barriers to that cooperation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2026
But Fauci's work essentially guaranteed that those assessments did not define the public conversation.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
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Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
The Writers Guild of America has been most vocal, opposing the merger entirely, while Directors Guild of America president Christopher Nolan was cautious in his assessment of the deal in an interview earlier this year.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
But the SIFForum’s co-production panel delivered a franker assessment of the barriers to that cooperation.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 June 2026
But Fauci's work essentially guaranteed that those assessments did not define the public conversation.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessment
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But not everyone agreed that the city needed to sacrifice millions of dollars in tax revenue to hook a developer.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2026
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Since the proposal was announced in October, Google co-founder Sergey Brin has donated $82 million to a political committee called Building a Better California that backs a variety of initiatives designed to blunt the billionaire tax proposal.—
Sophie Austin,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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Coley said the administration will settle on a final value for the land based on the appraisals.—
Douglas Hanks
June 16,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The town halls provided insight on topics including road projects, county assistance programs and protesting property appraisals.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Marketing claims about smoothness, energy, and mood are starting points for evaluation, not endpoints.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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This focus allowed for a more consistent evaluation of firms with similar structures and obligations, providing insight into a distinct and increasingly influential part of the advisory landscape.—
Riley de León,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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That is half a percentage point less than its January estimate, as the Iran war takes its toll via higher energy prices, and underscores the scale of the challenge ahead.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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That's a decrease of $8-14 million from the previous estimates.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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By the Global Wellness Institute’s 2024 estimation, thermal/mineral springs is a $72 billion industry (up from $50 billion in 2013), and there are about 31,386 establishments worldwide.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
19 June 2026
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England, by my estimation, landed in a tougher than normal group, especially given the size of this World Cup field, but the squad has ridiculous talent and is due for a major run given some recent disappointments.—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the family’s plans during a June 22 press conference, saying relatives of Kohen Wiley want an independent examination of the evidence and do not want to rely solely on findings from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said an examination found no evidence of traumatic injury, including bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, strangulation or other external injuries.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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