as in to think
to have as an opinion
I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of deem
Judiciary An effort to limit the power of the courts was also deemed out of order.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
In 2024, 17% of complaint allegations submitted, which may include more than one allegation within a single complaint, were fully vetted by year’s end and deemed sustained, or validated by the IPA’s office.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
The award recognizes a long-time commitment of service to aquaculture that is deemed highly significant and enduring.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 June 2025
In 2024, 17% of complaint allegations submitted, which may include more than one allegation within a single complaint, were fully vetted by year’s end and deemed sustained, or validated by the IPA’s office.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 June 2025
The award recognizes a long-time commitment of service to aquaculture that is deemed highly significant and enduring.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deem
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While the unified front welcoming Trump to The Hague may prioritize maintaining the NATO alliance, 23 of the 32 member countries have reached the 2% of GDP spending threshold—and experts think some will reach 5% by or before 2035.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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And there are some who have been thinking that pretty well describes opening a Mexican restaurant on Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock’s Pulaski Heights, along a strip in which there are already two similar establishments (Heights Taco & Tamale and Baja Grill).—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Emerging markets like the Middle East offer high growth and less competition, Zhu believes.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Albertus believes that the world is on the threshold of a new global struggle for land.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Some consider Olean to be in the upper most region of Appalachia, a Rustbelt stereotype that— since 1974, the year of the shooting, has seen its population dwindle from 18,600 to 14,000.—
Sally Ventura
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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That covert intervention brought something few in Washington had considered: decades of suppression of anyone deemed as an opponent of the Shah’s brutal regime.—
Robert Polner,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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Instead of guessing or fabricating, the AI pulls directly from the current internal grievance protocol.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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My personal favorite is Fishbowl, where players work to have teammates guess words, phrases, or characters written on slips of paper over three rounds.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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My bedroom is upstairs and feels like a sauna even when the thermostat is set for arctic temperatures.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Beyoncé, when promoting her now-GRAMMY award-winning country album, Cowboy Carter, was vocal about previously not feeling welcome in the genre.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
1 July 2025
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Gerstle always tries to tease out how someone imagines using their outdoor space over the long term, and create a full design plan that incorporates each area.—
Lexi Dwyer,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2025
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But why should God be imagined as human—heavens, dogs are nobler creatures, to say nothing of whales or oak trees—and why as a man?—
Campbell McGrath,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Deem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deem. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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