deemed

past tense of deem

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deemed Those borrowers who fell behind on their student loans and were deemed delinquent saw their FICO score decline by an average of 38 points. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 For now, Wattpad users will have to wait to see if they’ve been deemed to have broken any rules. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 His experience and ability to operate at both centre-back and right-back were deemed invaluable. James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 New York police are investigating a new video of three people emerging from a manhole in Manhattan, months after similar incidents were deemed to pose no threat to the public. Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 The death of a woman whose body was found inside her Bronx apartment building with injuries to her head and torso has been deemed a homicide, police said Saturday. Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 Crews worked the scene for about two hours before it was deemed under control. Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Collective company profit margins have marched persistently upward for a quarter-century, reaching levels once deemed far-fetched. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026 Head coach Kevin Stefanski previously deemed starters unlikely to see action in the second preseason game. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deemed
Verb
  • Yields dipped and then rebounded in the wake of the Treasury buyback move, a signal that bond investors believed Bessent's moves were inadequate.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Schmitt believed that the respective hegemons of the Grossräume should dominate coercively if necessary.
    Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many of those thought to have been involved in Shakur’s fatal shooting have since died.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Kaleigh Theriault, beverage alcohol thought leader at NielsenIQ, told Food & Wine that the shift is already showing up in industry numbers.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Today, they’re considered indicators of healthy freshwater ecosystems, since the otters rely on clean water, plentiful fish and intact river habitat.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The big reason passkeys are safer is that they can't be stolen, copied, or guessed.
    Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes PLCs have no passwords or easily guessed ones, security experts told CBS News.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some Black shoppers, who felt alienated after Target’s 2025 DEI rollbacks, expressed fresh disappointment on Monday.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the recent swirl of negative discourse around influencer culture has felt different, in part because hating influencers is no longer just a snarky internet pastime.
    Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Russell was told to move over for Antonelli on lap 65 as Mercedes figured the young championship leader had a better chance of beating Norris’ McLaren.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Cowing figured to be this season’s front-runner to replace Skyy Moore, who left in free agency for Green Bay.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • At least one person who was deported wasn't supposed to be, emails showed.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • At least one person was deported who wasn't supposed to be, emails showed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cody enlisted as a young man and paid a price none of us could have imagined.
    Vanessa Chism, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The barrel had been punctured several times and dumped far offshore, Spencer said, but whoever discarded the remains likely never imagined the reservoir’s shoreline would one day retract hundreds of feet.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Deemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deemed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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