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I deem it fitting that we mark this solemn occasion with a day of prayer and thanksgiving
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Recent Examples of deeming
The team listed forward Sam Hauser (lower back spasms) as available after initially deeming him questionable before the Knicks matchup.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Barrett has spent more than 10 years looking for a tasting room for La Sirena, deeming every other option too big, too expensive or both.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Sports leagues permitted daily fantasy sports, deeming them games of skill, not chance.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Wall Street is largely bullish on Chord Energy, with 18 out of 20 analysts deeming it a buy or strong buy, per LSEG.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth soon issued an order deeming Anthropic a supply chain risk, a designation typically reserved for companies linked to foreign adversaries.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Discovery deeming Paramount’s offer as superior.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
An arbitrator ruled that the NFLPA’s conduct violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement, deeming the publication of the report cards to be disparaging toward clubs and individuals.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Mountain View Building Division inspectors later red-tagged the building at 1599 and 1601 North Shoreline Boulevard after deeming it unsafe and uninhabitable, according to a news release Friday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Barrett has spent more than 10 years looking for a tasting room for La Sirena, deeming every other option too big, too expensive or both.
—Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Sports leagues permitted daily fantasy sports, deeming them games of skill, not chance.
—Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Wall Street is largely bullish on Chord Energy, with 18 out of 20 analysts deeming it a buy or strong buy, per LSEG.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth soon issued an order deeming Anthropic a supply chain risk, a designation typically reserved for companies linked to foreign adversaries.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Discovery deeming Paramount’s offer as superior.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
An arbitrator ruled that the NFLPA’s conduct violated terms of the collective bargaining agreement, deeming the publication of the report cards to be disparaging toward clubs and individuals.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Mountain View Building Division inspectors later red-tagged the building at 1599 and 1601 North Shoreline Boulevard after deeming it unsafe and uninhabitable, according to a news release Friday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeming
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Brown griped about the officiating, believing the refs missed some calls at the basket.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some former critics, believing that local news was too important to disappear, began to rethink their aversion toward publicly funding journalism in the United States.—
Corey Hutchins,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In July 2021, Marshall proposed to Moody at Property Brothers star Drew Scott's home, where Moody had arrived thinking that the two were going to be shooting a show about dinner guests, according to Just Jared, which had exclusive photos of the engagement at the time.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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City are also considering other options, while Real Madrid have been touted as a possible destination for Rodri too.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Florida, for instance, is set to hold a special session next week that will include considering mid-decade redistricting.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And with a compressed preseason window and key contributors still overseas, the margin for figuring things out isn’t wide.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Without a basic plan, groups tend to stop abruptly, block walkways, or create congestion while figuring things out.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lead with calm confidence instead of second guessing yourself.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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In lieu of that, the story’s mystery needs to be enough to keep you curious or guessing.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Like imagining myself as a character in a novel, for example.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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For parents, that also means imagining a different life for their kids.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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Some residents living as far away as Alameda and Contra Costa counties reporting feeling the shaking, as did Peninsula residents south of the city.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Zuccarello talked to the media after the game and participated in the morning skate before Game 2 but wasn’t feeling right and hasn’t played since.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Deeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deeming. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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