deem

verb

ˈdēm How to pronounce deem (audio)
Definition of deemnext
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 And although American vagrancy laws were deemed unconstitutionally vague and overturned in 1972, police maintained the authority to make arrests based on suspicious types of nonaction. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Of the four who were found, two were deemed to be stable and two were in unknown condition. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The organizations have deemed the practice as harmful and ineffective. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 Regarding Kusama’s performance, both Tsui and Albu deemed the final result solid despite the below-estimate hammer. — Hok-Hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deem
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deem
  1. think
  2. believe
  3. consider
  4. guess
  5. feel
  6. imagine
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  • Truly everything has been thought of and carefully considered.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When presented together and thought juxtapositionally, the works launch visitors onto an emotional pendulum that pivots from exhilaration to unease and distress.
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of think
Verb
  • Lottie truly believes that armed with her diary and a plan for total re-invention, everything will go great and not be embarrassing at all.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that sum—$250 million—comes from his contract with the Saudi Pro League’s Al Nassr, which is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of believe
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  • Large employers are considered to be sophisticated in their drug spending management.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, its three questions asked whether people consider the chatbot a friend, are polite to it, and miss it after a few days.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of consider
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  • Natasha Kaneva, JPMorgan’s head of global commodities strategy, stopped trying to bother guessing.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Since Teresa was a dud, Chanel Ayan volunteers instead, confident that this guy won’t be able to guess someone from her village.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of guess
Verb
  • At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Japanese firms and their employees increasingly feel unwelcome and unsafe in China.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of feel
Verb
  • Our work re-imagines these ancient tombs as theatrical spaces, built to perpetuate a form of metaphysical human experience.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But what chance would American soldiers have against a country whose military doctrine has already imagined active resistance in populated areas, backed by citizens who could potentially provide intelligence, surveillance and other forms of support?
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
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