deems

present tense third-person singular of deem

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deems The idea is apparently that 101 women will dress up like princesses and vie to be Mark’s girlfriend; once the situation becomes predictably awkward, Mark seemingly deems the night a bust and kicks everyone out. Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Numerous checkpoints must be passed before the club deems a player is fully healthy and ready to participate in MLB games. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Her bill, Senate Bill 344, deems Midway Rising in full compliance with the state’s landmark California Environmental Quality Act, known was CEQA. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Robotics have generated buzz among franchisees, but no single prominent use case has emerged that Yum deems worthy of chasing. John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 The government’s filing goes on to argue that citizen lawsuits were not intended to allow everyday citizens to enforce laws in ways that go against what the federal government deems is in the public interest. Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Free users can only view members that the app's AI algorithm deems most compatible. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026 The Cook Political Report deems the seat to be a solidly Republican district. Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026 Typically, Reclamation aims for a 300,000 acre-foot threshold by the end of December — a number the Water Forum deems sufficient to survive a subsequent dry year with minimal implications. Corey Schmidt july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deems
Verb
  • JPMorgan's trading desk thinks that Warsh will have to toe a fine line for the stock market to rise.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Yet one of China’s leading robot startup founders thinks there are still a few years before robots truly break into the public consciousness.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Anyone who believes they were victimized by Lynch or has information relevant to the investigation is asked to contact Prince George’s County detectives.
    Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Episode 4 begins with Stuart confined to a mental health facility, where he’s heavily medicated and quietly judged by a psychiatrist who believes his visions of alternate universes are all in his head.
    Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eileen Jones considers the Southern Gothic in cinema and literature.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Exploring the dialogue between Italy’s artisanal heritage and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, the event considers how the handmade endures in an era of rapid innovation.
    Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And while the Lanterns are sort of wrong about the latter (more on that to follow), the jump to the former conclusion feels a tad out of the blue.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Zvyagintsev’s story, like Chabrol’s, imagines the tragic fallout of a husband discovering his wife’s infidelity.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At the end, a segment imagines Rosso in 2255, with humanity living on a distant world ruled by AI.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Deems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deems. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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