evaluated

verb

past tense of evaluate
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 Since her transfer on June 18 to the Midwest Regional Reception Center, which CoreCivic runs for ICE, Bartko has not been evaluated by an endocrinologist or any other outside physician, ICE acknowledged in a federal court filing. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 Tracy took a high hit in the second quarter, remained down on the turf for a while and left the game to be evaluated for a concussion. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026 That means examining who hiring systems screen out, where development dollars go, how internal capabilities are identified, how nonlinear careers are evaluated and whether former employees have a realistic path back. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 However, the project remains at the study stage, and its technical feasibility, regulatory requirements and commercial prospects still need to be evaluated. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 As she was being evaluated, a doctor informed her she had been flagged for receiving excessive pain medication prescriptions. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Medical treatments being marketed to firefighters should be evaluated and tested to make sure there are no unintended consequences, DeCrane said. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Emergency medical personnel evaluated the affected students and took three of them to an area hospital for further evaluation and treatment, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Moore was down on the field for several minutes, as trainers evaluated his lower left leg. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluated
  1. assessed
  2. estimated
  3. valued
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  • Several areas in the park also are closed, as damage is assessed, and the park service encouraged visitors to check closures before arriving.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The investigation took two years and involved building a statistical model that assessed nearly every county in the country.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessed
Verb
  • Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Employees at the garden, which is in its 60th year, estimated Dolly only had a couple a few months before reaching the natural conclusion of her life as a plant.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of estimated
Verb
  • In July, financial services platform Stripe and private equity firm Advent International made a takeover offer valued at more than $50 billion, but are said to have abandoned their pursuit, according to Bloomberg.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone’s voice is valued, standards have risen on and off the field, and all matches are monitored and recorded in such a way that Dean would not have dared to try to play the class clown.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of valued

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“Evaluated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluated. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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