evaluating

present participle of evaluate

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Recent Examples of evaluating Earnings per share serves as a crucial metric for evaluating corporate profitability, with some analysts noting that market focus on earnings per share far outweighs that on free cash flow. — CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 Engineers will begin evaluating its propulsion system and vertical-flight capabilities before attempting untethered flight. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 Others are capable of evaluating trigonometric functions, extracting roots and calculating logarithms. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 The founders say Archetype will take an active role in evaluating projects, structuring transactions and managing investments throughout the life cycle of each film. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026 In this Dolphins Deep Dive video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss if Miami should pursue quarterback Lamar Jackson in the offseason after eight weeks of evaluating Malik Willis. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 While evaluating Kaufman-Renn’s physical condition the past two weeks, Self also had the school review his academics before clearing him to play. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026 From 18 to 21, the brain is hyper-sensitive to excitement, but isn’t yet fully capable of controlling impulses or evaluating risk. — Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026 The Tumaini clinical trial, as it's known, is evaluating the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity -- meaning the ability to generate an immune response -- of several vaccine candidates. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluating
Verb
  • Fuentes has instructed his followers to withhold their votes, estimating that this bloc could add up to some 3% of the general election vote.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Space42 expects new services to require time to build subscriber bases, establish commercial packages, and secure adoption, with Sabbagh estimating this could take one to three years.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The central bank's board voted unanimously late Monday to put Ueno Bank into resolution and hand its management to officials charged with assessing its finances and protecting its assets, the regulator said Tuesday.
    — EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI on Monday announced a new internal tool for assessing how AI handles tasks like these, along with research on how its own models performed.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Kenvue takeover closed almost a year to the day that it was announced , valuing the company at almost $49 billion when including debt.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Friday, OPay had priced its American depositary shares at $19 each, the bottom of its target range, valuing the company at just over $4 billion.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Evaluating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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