deeming

present participle of deem

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deeming Lately, it’s been hard to talk about difficult art, with culture warriors deeming entire filmographies unworthy of enjoyment. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, Hoskins shot down the proposal and a referendum effort to overturn Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map, deeming them both unconstitutional. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 Federal agents in plainclothes flagged Taele on Saturday after deeming his activities at the golf course suspicious, the department said in a statement. Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026 The article advocates for ditching traditional discovery calls in high-ticket sales, deeming them inefficient. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The first of these policies is known as the From-Conception-to-End-of-Pregnancy (FCEP) option, which enables states to use CHIP funding to cover otherwise ineligible pregnant people, including undocumented immigrants, by deeming the fetus to be a low-income child. Rachel E. Fabi, STAT, 23 June 2026 Many states and local governments limited in-person worship, deeming large gatherings unsafe; Kirk began speaking to congregations that defied COVID regulations. Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The Pentagon placed Anthropic on a blacklist as a result, deeming it too dangerous for government use. Richard Hall, Time, 13 June 2026 Commenters on the council of Villasimius' Facebook page were less than thrilled about the new rules, slamming the umbrella rule as unsafe and deeming the beach cost unfair. Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeming
Verb
  • At the Texas and Connecticut trials, victims’ relatives testified that Jones’ followers — believing his claims that the shooting didn’t happen — subjected them to death and rape threats, in-person harassment and abusive comments on social media.
    Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Lewis has the Rattlers believing that a Dark Cloud Defense reboot is on the way.
    Gerald Thomas III, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Kingbull’s sale starts August 20, and for riders already tired of thinking about parking, buses, and short car trips, these four models are at least worth a closer look.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than dominating the conversation, hear what your team is thinking.
    Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His team has seen many cancellations by importers who were shipping to the US East Coast or Texas via the canal, and who are now considering rerouting to Californian ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a lot of sweltering days, considering that the annual average is only about 37 days reaching 95 degrees or hotter.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • If the worst does happen, you’re not left figuring it out alone.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • So there was this element of newness and freshness to figuring it out.
    William Earl, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Bot gets a point for guessing in three and loses it again for losing to me.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • So the public is left guessing about how much climate pollution is tied to the large language models of OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX’s SpaceXAI, and whether the companies plan to curb it.
    Olivia Raimonde, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The products that will earn clients’ trust are designed from the ground up, close to the friction and client experience, not from those reading industry reports or imagining a spec.
    Doug Scott, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Blanding was pregnant with her first child at the time, and the sisters quickly began imagining what life could look like with their separate homes just steps away from each other.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • More recently, other experts have advised American farmers to go all out growing soybeans, supposing they will be needed by the Chinese or somebody.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Renters are feeling the pressure, too Paul Belmonte sold his home in Seattle last year and moved to San Francisco for a new biotech job after federal budget cuts affected his role at a Seattle nonprofit.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In several of the messages, Musgrove would ask how Clancy was feeling.
    Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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