as in estimating
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 evaluating
Atlanta's front office has shown a willingness to move quickly when evaluating depth pieces, and Guerra became the latest veteran to find himself on the outside looking in.
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Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Voters are not evaluating Platner through the lens of media coverage alone.
—Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Rather than evaluating operational, security, and customer experience data separately, sensor fusion combines information from multiple technologies into a more unified view of store performance.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 June 2026
By anchoring a dedicated supplier line, HII is attempting to demonstrate production readiness — a factor the Navy weighs when evaluating whether a program can transition from development and low-rate initial production to full-rate procurement.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
The workgroup evaluating the use of standardized tests will look into the pros and cons of incorporating SAT, ACT or 11th grade Smarter Balanced Assessment scores in the admissions process.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
To find the options that truly deliver, women in their 40s and 50s tested dozens of night creams, evaluating everything from texture to absorption and visible results.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
When evaluating the success of individual plant families, the dicot daisy family (Asteraceae) is number one with 32,000 species, while the monocot orchid family (Orchidaceae) is number two with 28,000 species.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Our contributors wore these styles under a variety of dress silhouettes, evaluating them for comfort, compression, support, fit, and value.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 June 2026
Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Voters are not evaluating Platner through the lens of media coverage alone.
—Matthew Shelter, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Rather than evaluating operational, security, and customer experience data separately, sensor fusion combines information from multiple technologies into a more unified view of store performance.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 June 2026
By anchoring a dedicated supplier line, HII is attempting to demonstrate production readiness — a factor the Navy weighs when evaluating whether a program can transition from development and low-rate initial production to full-rate procurement.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
The workgroup evaluating the use of standardized tests will look into the pros and cons of incorporating SAT, ACT or 11th grade Smarter Balanced Assessment scores in the admissions process.
—Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
To find the options that truly deliver, women in their 40s and 50s tested dozens of night creams, evaluating everything from texture to absorption and visible results.
—Jenny Berg, InStyle, 4 June 2026
When evaluating the success of individual plant families, the dicot daisy family (Asteraceae) is number one with 32,000 species, while the monocot orchid family (Orchidaceae) is number two with 28,000 species.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
Our contributors wore these styles under a variety of dress silhouettes, evaluating them for comfort, compression, support, fit, and value.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluating
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Musheinesh begrudgingly raised prices by an average of 15%, estimating a 40% to 50% drop in sales.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Quiet quitting and disengagement are rising, with Gallup estimating that disengagement cost the global economy $438 billion in 2024.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Now, residents are cleaning up and assessing the damage.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Chen said that when assessing filmmakers, age and experience carry no weight in his evaluation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Though that has since changed, the NBC Sports host noted that this was one of the first major shifts in steps toward gender equity and valuing a special and unique product.—
Meghan L. Hall,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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Older adults were often remembered more for valuing tradition.—
Kyle Fiore Law,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Evaluating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluating. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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