deemed

verb

past tense of deem
as in believed
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 deemed Fire officials deemed the fire accidental after determining that the family dog, Bo, jumped onto the kitchen counter and turned on the toaster, which ignited nearby combustibles. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Last August, Parithad was catapulted into the position of CEO, after a court deemed Chuchat legally incapacitated. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 13 July 2026 The Republican’s actions undo proclamations from his predecessors who deemed the sites worthy of preservation under the Antiquities Act, a 1906 law that gives presidents power to protect areas of cultural, historic or scientific interest. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 The canister was later deemed not to be dangerous, San Diego police said, and the driver was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026 Under the law, their children were deemed to be citizens at birth. — Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Altering your body and face, and obsessively displaying yourself on the internet, was, by many people, deemed feminist, too. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026 Online backlash was immediate and intense, as fans deemed his comments misogynistic. — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 The originals are in museums and deemed too fragile and irreplaceable to risk being launched into space. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deemed
  1. believed
  2. thought
  3. considered
  4. guessed
  5. felt
  6. figured
  7. supposed
  8. imagined
Verb
  • Surveillance footage obtained by The Associated Press appears to show a white sedan, believed to be Durán Guerrero on his way to work, driving in circles near an intersection before an unmarked vehicle blocks its path.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The recent announcement of the exit of Marianne Lake, whom several analysts believed was the top CEO candidate, led investors to think that perhaps Dimon wasn’t planning on leaving anytime soon, Najarian said.
    — Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of believed
Verb
  • The first in the state of Idaho, previously not thought to be within the mosquito’s territory, was discovered in August.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The latest sugar isn't essential for life, but can easily convert to a form that's thought to be crucial to kick-starting life on Earth.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of thought
Verb
  • Students should create profiles with headhunting firms to be considered for opportunities in both design and corporate verticals.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a 100-point scale, where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Definition of considered
Verb
  • Who would have guessed that Butch—Butch—could inspire such feelings in anyone, let alone the man who had spent 23 years waiting for his brother to leave.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Who could’ve guessed that a modest, half-hour drama filled with poop gags and 10 inches of prosthetic man meat would be the show to revitalize the fandom’s faith in Game of Thrones?
    — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of guessed
Verb
  • That number was felt most in the line to get in, which stretched for several daunting Queens blocks, giving the Spring Awakening open call a run for its money.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • The mash-fest seems to fit the streamer’s sweet spot of entertainment-heavy sporting events, though if anything, its presentation of the derby felt surprisingly subdued in comparison to past spectacles.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of felt
Verb
  • Yet Spain’s final substitution, which brought on Merino in the 86th minute, wasn’t the only one that figured heavily in the result.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The Fitz-Geralds believe in effort and accountability, and Todd Fitz-Gerald, head coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, figured there was no harm in letting his boys go home early.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of figured
Verb
  • This one seems to wrap all the way around the entirety of his head, emitting light that’s supposed to be beneficial for his scalp and hair growth.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
  • And then have a bed behind it, and it’s supposed to have rapid fast charging, like a really expensive EV.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 9 July 2026
Definition of supposed
Verb
  • The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The men who signed that document could not have imagined artificial intelligence, quantum computing or cyberspace.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of imagined

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