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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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2
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
Vicki Miller was given an 80-day jail sentence, with 60 days suspended, placed on probation for four years in which she's required to avoid drugs and alcohol and complete mental health assessments, and ordered to complete an animal rehabilitation program.
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Miller launches right into her invigorating assessment and keeps the pace up throughout.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
The community benefits coalition partnered with the city, the University of Michigan and others to conduct long-term health impact assessments of residents in the project area, pre-bridge construction, during construction and once the bridge is operational.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The assessment also found that there is no evidence of widespread cooperation between the Maduro regime and Tren de Aragua, and indeed that top Venezuelan officials view the group as a threat.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Miller launches right into her invigorating assessment and keeps the pace up throughout.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
The community benefits coalition partnered with the city, the University of Michigan and others to conduct long-term health impact assessments of residents in the project area, pre-bridge construction, during construction and once the bridge is operational.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The assessment also found that there is no evidence of widespread cooperation between the Maduro regime and Tren de Aragua, and indeed that top Venezuelan officials view the group as a threat.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessment
Noun
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As tax dollars are reallocated from public school districts and families abandon those schools to learn at home or in private settings, the new department officials see little need for oversight.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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An additional 2% hotel, motel and restaurant tax also is collected to pay for parks and tourism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Oct. 2025
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In their announcement, Syracuse cited a Goldman Sachs appraisal that has the creator economy approaching $500 billion by 2027.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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This involves forcing carriers to issue appraisal provisions, a process which was made mandatory in the Lone Star State as of September 1 under Senate Bill 458, a legislation filed without Governor Greg Abbott’s signature this summer.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advocates for the programs say expanding opportunities and ensuring a holistic evaluation is critical for ensuring no group is left behind.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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Officials said paramedics eventually transported the woman to a medical facility for evaluation, according to the Herald.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Here’s the good news before diving into the bad, and that’s this movie at a net $50M production cost with tax credits from Vancouver and New Mexico won’t lose much, estimates being in the $10M-$15M range.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Still, critics say the sheer number of clinics — some estimates put it at 5,000 in Istanbul alone — makes enforcement difficult.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shane Hubbard, a UW-Madison research scientist specializing in damage and loss estimation from disasters, said that misunderstandings of what type of insurance offers the most protection result in homeowners being left with hefty bills and little government assistance.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Much of this risk to hospitals is not captured by flood maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have served as the nation’s de facto tool for flood estimation for half a century, despite being incomplete and sometimes decades out of date.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Another professor, Alma (Julia Roberts), is the first person Maggie speaks to about what happened, and Alma’s reaction sets up the film’s faceted examination of privilege, identity politics, and what goes on in a cloistered community hamstrung by its own mores.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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But after the examination at the vet’s office, the response was different.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Assessment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessment. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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