as in assessed
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor
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Recent Examples of evaluated
The service has long sought to adopt such standards, but the effort was repeatedly delayed amid broader overhauls of fitness requirements and ongoing debates over how soldiers should be evaluated and how physical demands should be measured across occupations.
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Steven Beynon, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
In order to track gastrointestinal issues, medical staff evaluated symptoms of three or more loose stools from individuals within a 24-hour period, or that which is more than normal for individual travelers.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Running back Woody Marks has been cleared to return after being evaluated for a concussion.
—January 12, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Los Angeles Fire Department said two people were evaluated at the scene and declined treatment.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
In addition to the fatality, authoirites wrote that one Lilburn police officer sustained minor injuries and was assessed and released at the scene, while another patient was also evaluated and released.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But they were shorthanded defensively for the Rams’ final drive, with Horn in the medical tent being evaluated for a concussion.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Offit and others say every vaccine is meticulously evaluated before being added to the schedule.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Steven Beynon, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026
In order to track gastrointestinal issues, medical staff evaluated symptoms of three or more loose stools from individuals within a 24-hour period, or that which is more than normal for individual travelers.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Running back Woody Marks has been cleared to return after being evaluated for a concussion.
—January 12, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The Los Angeles Fire Department said two people were evaluated at the scene and declined treatment.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
In addition to the fatality, authoirites wrote that one Lilburn police officer sustained minor injuries and was assessed and released at the scene, while another patient was also evaluated and released.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But they were shorthanded defensively for the Rams’ final drive, with Horn in the medical tent being evaluated for a concussion.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Curry will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Offit and others say every vaccine is meticulously evaluated before being added to the schedule.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluated
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Byrne's team assessed the potential for tectonic activity on Europa's seafloor with a new model that factored in stresses from gravitational tides incurred by Jupiter, the long-term contraction of the moon as its interior gradually cools and the convection of heat energy through the mantle.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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It is thought the United States was notified before its first use in late 2024, to ensure it was not mistakenly assessed to be a nuclear launch.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have estimated Medicaid fraud alone may have reached billions of dollars in recent years.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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Defensive tackle Poona Ford (elbow) was estimated as a limited participant on Wednesday.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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Diana Butler Bass, a historian and author of the popular Substack newsletter The Cottage, said Yancey embodied an evangelical Christianity that valued grace and respect for different opinions.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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In June, Cyera was valued at $6 billion in its seventh funding round.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Evaluated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluated. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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