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
Understanding the distinction between nominal and real yields is essential to evaluating whether an investment truly accomplishes this goal.
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Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
To that end, the Sun Sentinel reached out to a long-time NBA scout whose job for decades has been evaluating such talent.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
The only thing worse than the report explaining that the party is wrong on policy is the appearance of incompetence at evaluating what went wrong in 2024.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 May 2026
Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Tasked with evaluating a basketball operation that cratered to a dismal 26-56 finish this season, Ujiri wasted little time making his first major executive statement.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
The ghost tax is what happens when high-volume, low-trust hiring systems are allowed to externalize their costs onto the people they’re supposed to be evaluating.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
That’s because of the types of tasks that AI agents are able to perform, from writing code at the level of a junior developer to evaluating sales leads.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The company said several armed forces, including Germany and Ukraine, are already evaluating the robotic vehicle for different operational missions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
To that end, the Sun Sentinel reached out to a long-time NBA scout whose job for decades has been evaluating such talent.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
The only thing worse than the report explaining that the party is wrong on policy is the appearance of incompetence at evaluating what went wrong in 2024.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 May 2026
Ryan Oksenhorn, co-founder of drone delivery startup Zipline, wrote in a post on X last month that his company was evaluating GitLab and Atlassian's Bitbucket after GitHub accidentally undid code revisions, and subsequently provided instructions on recovering changes.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
Tasked with evaluating a basketball operation that cratered to a dismal 26-56 finish this season, Ujiri wasted little time making his first major executive statement.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
The ghost tax is what happens when high-volume, low-trust hiring systems are allowed to externalize their costs onto the people they’re supposed to be evaluating.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
That’s because of the types of tasks that AI agents are able to perform, from writing code at the level of a junior developer to evaluating sales leads.
—Victor Swezey, Fortune, 16 May 2026
The company said several armed forces, including Germany and Ukraine, are already evaluating the robotic vehicle for different operational missions.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluating
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Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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China, meanwhile, remains a key customer of Iranian oil, with some analysts estimating that Beijing accounts for up to 90% of Tehran's crude exports.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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But assessing how the rocket and satellite maker stacks up against other companies right now is ultimately a pretty silly exercise — and one that isn’t rooted in the actual promise of what buying shares in SpaceX today will yield in the future.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
23 May 2026
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Investors are assessing elevated bond yields and inflationary pressures, as global government bonds continue to come under pressure.—
Joseph Wilkins,Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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In 2020, consumer private equity giant L Catterton led an $85 million funding round, valuing the business at $550 million.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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The change does not necessarily indicate women have stopped valuing love.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Evaluating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluating. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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