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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
Do-it-yourself assessments are affordable and still helpful.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Early assessments by experts suggest serious environmental damage.
—Elisha Iragi, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Bullish assessments that Arne Slot’s side had finally turned a corner after such a torrid few months proved to be horribly misplaced.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
In June, a directive issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ordered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop proposals to consider crypto as an asset in single-family home risk assessments.
—Talia Kaplan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The 24-member team partners with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and its experts conduct in-person assessments and inspections to reduce risks from wildfire and get homes certified by the institute.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Investors then set interest rates based on these assessments.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Other senators were more frank in their assessments.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Districts also facing challenges with implementation In Ashwaubenon, costs added up for things such as thousands of pages of full-color copies in binders with plastic page protectors for new state literacy assessments.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
Early assessments by experts suggest serious environmental damage.
—Elisha Iragi, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Bullish assessments that Arne Slot’s side had finally turned a corner after such a torrid few months proved to be horribly misplaced.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
In June, a directive issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ordered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop proposals to consider crypto as an asset in single-family home risk assessments.
—Talia Kaplan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
The 24-member team partners with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety and its experts conduct in-person assessments and inspections to reduce risks from wildfire and get homes certified by the institute.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Investors then set interest rates based on these assessments.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Other senators were more frank in their assessments.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Districts also facing challenges with implementation In Ashwaubenon, costs added up for things such as thousands of pages of full-color copies in binders with plastic page protectors for new state literacy assessments.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessments
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During the shah’s reign, filmmakers wrapped their civic appraisals in allegory, like Dariush Mehrjui’s 1969 Iranian New Wave classic, The Cow, about how a cow’s death spins its owner into unhinged chaos.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.—
Asia Alexander,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As for bigger-picture evaluations, Gabriel’s play might determine a lot.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the job of being a professor became more tenuous and provisional—some 75 percent of faculty are nontenured, many working term to term, with the fate of their employment determined, in part, by student course evaluations.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Brown bears, mostly seen in Japan’s northernmost Hokkaido island, more than doubled in number in 30 years, according to government estimates – reaching 12,000 today.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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AeroMap estimates drag for different wing-body configurations operating at speeds close to the speed of sound.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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While the standoff shows no immediate sign of easing, investors and policy decision-makers are flying blind without federal data to help color their perceptions about the health of the economy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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With the rise of cable television and a 24/7 news cycle, Clinton understood sooner than most that a running mate could shape perceptions of the nominee.—
Time,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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The potential range of spread projected by the CDC covers more of the United States; however, some of the states in its most recent estimations have not confirmed the presence of Aedes aegypti.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street is coming up with its own estimations for what’s going on in the economy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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In 31 patients with heart failure, the new saliva test identified it 81% of the time – which is on par with traditional, more invasive medical examinations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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Metal detectors then helped pinpoint the likely locations for more extensive examinations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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Firms that had stayed disciplined during the post-pandemic liquidity rush — holding back from inflated valuations and cheap leverage — are the ones outperforming, according to Bae.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stocks fell Tuesday after Wall Street sounded the alarm about a market selloff amid growing concerns over inflated tech valuations.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Assessments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessments. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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