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Recent Examples of deemed
None were deemed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
This includes some restrictions on shipping technology to adversarial countries and avoidance of anything deemed woke by the current administration.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Officers deemed the concern medical and arrested him for misuse of emergency services.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The current no-kill policy limits when veterinary staff can euthanize animals — with the procedures allowed when an animal is deemed too sick or dangerous to live.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Investigators at the Contra Costra Sheriff’s Department deemed her report unfounded.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The vet deemed that the pup could be safely released back into the wild the following day, per WSAZ 3.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Nelson was deemed ineligible for bail and is scheduled to appear for his arraignment Thursday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Products that were deemed fully compliant and safe under the state’s own rules are now being flagged due to the CRA’s shifting approach.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
This includes some restrictions on shipping technology to adversarial countries and avoidance of anything deemed woke by the current administration.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Officers deemed the concern medical and arrested him for misuse of emergency services.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The current no-kill policy limits when veterinary staff can euthanize animals — with the procedures allowed when an animal is deemed too sick or dangerous to live.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Investigators at the Contra Costra Sheriff’s Department deemed her report unfounded.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
The vet deemed that the pup could be safely released back into the wild the following day, per WSAZ 3.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Nelson was deemed ineligible for bail and is scheduled to appear for his arraignment Thursday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Products that were deemed fully compliant and safe under the state’s own rules are now being flagged due to the CRA’s shifting approach.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deemed
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The exact cause is also unknown, but it is believed to be related to inflammation in the facial nerve, potentially due to viral infections.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The cause of the fire is believed to be of natural origin.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Shoddy-Mushroom-8456/Shoddy-Mushroom-8456 Others thought Bella could be a Goldador—a popular cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador retriever, combining the traits of both breeds.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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When his Steelers were on defense, Rodgers sat on the sideline and thought about how his new wife and friends encouraged him to take his time in the offseason to make what would be the right decision to continue playing.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The couple considered renting out the storefront portion of the building while simultaneously toying with the idea of opening a business of their own.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Seattle coach Mike Macdonald considered going for it on fourth-and-1 from the 19-yard line but instead opted for a field goal.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Competitive Wordle Score Unlucky for me, the Wordle Bot got massively, inexplicably lucky today and guessed in two.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Many others guessed that the note was the result of the sender being enrolled in a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program, specifically referring to step nine, where the person is encouraged to make amends.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The complete analytics report will tell the full story Friday morning, but the use of blitz felt uncharacteristically low for a Cowboys defense but characteristic of an Eberflus defense.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, Evans felt the juice was not worth the squeeze.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The left-hander figured his 2017 season would be his last.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Who couldn’t have figured that out?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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My triumphant return to the White House was never supposed to happen!—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This mystery puzzled scientists because ice was not supposed to behave like that.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Deemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deemed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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