as in assesses
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 evaluates
These long-running agents are an important frontier, added Bill Chen, an OpenAI engineer that stress-tests and evaluates the real-world behavior of the company’s models.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Adding to the complexity, this year brings several tax changes that could influence how the IRS evaluates relief applications.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Universal Cell Therapies Mean More Accessible Cancer Treatments A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine evaluates a universal approach.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The age prediction model evaluates a mix of account-level and behavioral signals.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
America Tax Group evaluates each client’s exposure to liens, levies, bank seizures, wage garnishments, audit adjustments, penalties, and other enforcement actions.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Recently, Livability released its ranking of the top 25 best places to live out West for 2026, as part of its larger Top 100 Best Places to Live in America ranking, which evaluates over 2,000 cities across the country.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
But a centerpiece of their hire has to be the coach’s plan to develop Jaxson Dart, his track record with quarterbacks, who will be calling Dart’s plays and how the incoming staff evaluates quarterbacks — since this organization continues to land top 10 picks.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Under the memo, when an officer submits a report for knowing possession or public use, the case is first referred to the LEAD Liaison Team, which evaluates whether the individual has previously engaged with the program.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Adding to the complexity, this year brings several tax changes that could influence how the IRS evaluates relief applications.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Universal Cell Therapies Mean More Accessible Cancer Treatments A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine evaluates a universal approach.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The age prediction model evaluates a mix of account-level and behavioral signals.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
America Tax Group evaluates each client’s exposure to liens, levies, bank seizures, wage garnishments, audit adjustments, penalties, and other enforcement actions.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Recently, Livability released its ranking of the top 25 best places to live out West for 2026, as part of its larger Top 100 Best Places to Live in America ranking, which evaluates over 2,000 cities across the country.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
But a centerpiece of their hire has to be the coach’s plan to develop Jaxson Dart, his track record with quarterbacks, who will be calling Dart’s plays and how the incoming staff evaluates quarterbacks — since this organization continues to land top 10 picks.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
Under the memo, when an officer submits a report for knowing possession or public use, the case is first referred to the LEAD Liaison Team, which evaluates whether the individual has previously engaged with the program.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluates
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That would seem to include the WHO group that assesses what flu strains are circulating and makes critical decisions about updating flu shots.—
MIKE STOBBE,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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That would seem to include the WHO group that assesses what flu strains are circulating and makes critical decisions about updating flu shots.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Blackrock estimates that retail investors now account for almost 20% of average daily flows, up from low-single digit percentages before the pandemic.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Census Bureau annually estimates the population for the entire country and the states.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rooted in their culture that values family, friendships and loyalty above everything else, emotions often take over as these fiery personalities navigate their highs, lows and everything in between.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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The deal reportedly values Brex at just over $5 billion.—
Alex Lazarow,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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