deemed

past tense of deem

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Recent Examples of deemed Conventional cosmetics are deemed as ‘effeminate’ due to unnecessary misogyny. Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 The Covered List includes devices deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 While your baby is small enough to have an unpredictable nap schedule, taking an overnight flight could be deemed a risk. Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026 Charter schools, deemed public schools by law, sometimes serve an unmet need in a community, and may operate transparently under a fully nonprofit model. Stephanie Vanos, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 Though it was legally banned and deemed indecent in the 19th century, Tahitian dance has grown to become an internationally renowned source of cultural pride. Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026 The creation of a third triple-header in the final 11 weeks of the season ahead of the Austin-Mexico-Brazil and Las Vegas-Qatar-Abu Dhabi trios was deemed acceptable. Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Their careers were built on deepening their commitments to themselves until the very qualities once deemed excessive became iconic. Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026 The ominous acts would later be debunked and deemed fake by the FBI in July. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deemed
Verb
  • The remains of a third service member who is believed to be the soldier missing after the Jordan attacks will also be returned, the official said, as well as the remains of a soldier killed in Iraq during a detonation of an Iranian drone.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Emery believed Rashford at his best was one of the most threatening attackers in the world and backed himself and his support network to rejuvenate the player.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • The Cockroach Janta Party has achieved what few thought possible.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The strike ballot comes during one of Britain’s hottest summers on record and is thought to be among the first centered specifically on workplace conditions during a heatwave.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • The Heat are considered finalists for James, along with the Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and others.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Whether Infantino will be considered for the role remains to be seen.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Some of the other players guessed the palette was lip liner or foundation.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Queen Elizabeth in particular loved wearing pearl pieces, which the outlet guessed likely stemmed from King George VI’s sweet tradition of giving his two daughters a pair of pearls every year for their birthdays.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Villa felt Roma were leading the pursuit of Garnacho this summer, though Emery pushed to convince the player to move to the Midlands.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • An inaudible heartbeat reverberates through the space at a frequency below human hearing, producing vibrations that can be felt by those standing nearby.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Backup catcher Drew Millas was the first Nationals catcher in the majors to look to the dugout for suggestions, as the team figured its outspoken backstop would communicate what was (or wasn’t) working and have more time to focus on his offense.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The organizations that haven't figured that out yet are paying for it in client trust, in renewal conversations and in the compounding cost of retrofitting compliance into products that weren't designed to carry it.
    Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • By late 2025, China’s real estate crash had erased roughly $18 trillion in household wealth — from the one asset that was never supposed to fall.
    William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The film is also playing a one-week awards qualifying run in theaters in New York and Los Angeles in lieu of the full theatrical release it was originally supposed to get.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Nor have complex land improvements like drainage or irrigation or flood control developed in a system imagined by private-sector maximalist author Ayn Rand.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
  • The 15% of us in the class of 1976 could not have imagined a school where today women fill almost half the seats.
    Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026

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