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as in taxes
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 appraisals
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 evaluations
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 assessments
This uses metrics like state tests, AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of a graduating class to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
The new category uses metrics like AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of graduates to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
Preliminary post-fire assessments indicate that the effects of the fire within the groves were low to moderate, with some beneficial outcomes.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Implementing AppSec assessments early in the development process can help identify gaps so security keeps pace with growth.
—Rajat Sharma, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The program seeks to ease the transition from hospital to home by providing families with educational sessions, learning assessments and real-life practice.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
There’s a wide partisan split in views of big business – 17% of Democrats have a positive view, compared to 60% of Republicans – but Republicans’ assessments of big business have become more negative in the past few years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The zoo replied to assure guests that behavior assessments are being planned to make sure the elephants are all housed in the safest environment available to them.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Boosters are typically test fired in the days and weeks leading up to launches, and are part of final assessments to ensure vehicle safety ahead of liftoff.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
The new category uses metrics like AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of graduates to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2025
Preliminary post-fire assessments indicate that the effects of the fire within the groves were low to moderate, with some beneficial outcomes.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Implementing AppSec assessments early in the development process can help identify gaps so security keeps pace with growth.
—Rajat Sharma, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The program seeks to ease the transition from hospital to home by providing families with educational sessions, learning assessments and real-life practice.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
There’s a wide partisan split in views of big business – 17% of Democrats have a positive view, compared to 60% of Republicans – but Republicans’ assessments of big business have become more negative in the past few years.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The zoo replied to assure guests that behavior assessments are being planned to make sure the elephants are all housed in the safest environment available to them.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Boosters are typically test fired in the days and weeks leading up to launches, and are part of final assessments to ensure vehicle safety ahead of liftoff.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessments
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These really are not medical appraisals.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Retain all supporting documents—acknowledgments, appraisals, valuation workpapers—in case of IRS inquiry or audit.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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For this research, 2,750 people underwent about five years of annual neurological assessments and brain imaging along with evaluations of sleep habits to investigate the association between insomnia and brain changes.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Organizational cultures built around control mechanisms—KPIs, evaluations, endless reporting cycles—fuel anxiety and erode psychological safety.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The arsenal is growing rapidly, believed to have reached 600 warheads this year—more than double its 2019 count—according to estimates from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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This approach is unreliable because the proxy materials, like volcanic rock, might have been changed by geological processes or created long after the eggs were laid, resulting in incorrect age estimates.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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In my experience changing the language is a smart first step to changing consumer perceptions and preferences.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And to capture the nuances of the Earth system, Stevens advocates cutting out as many estimations as possible and attempting to use physics all the way down.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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Further examinations by team doctors showed nothing serious and Glasow was cleared to pitch Monday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Further examinations revealed that the golden retriever TNNI3 mutation is autosomal recessive.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Torsten Sløk, the chief economist at the investment firm Apollo who pointed out the Census Bureau data on his company’s blog, suggests that the survey results are probably a bad sign for companies whose lofty valuations depend on ubiquitous and deep AI adoption across the entire economy.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Those valuations may already be shifting.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Assessments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessments. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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