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
The other international companies were evaluating what to do next.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Much of the recent bond flow has been going into ultrashort Treasuries, and evaluating those flows is a major focus for the conference.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
All around the organization, the men who spend hours a day evaluating such things say the bat speed is faster and so are his feet.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
According to the one recent report, nearly half of family offices are in the process of re-evaluating their entire investment posture in response to a changing risk environment.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is cancelling visas and taking green card holders into custody explicitly due to their political speech, which the secretary of state is personally evaluating for adherence to foreign policy goals.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
After an owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, last month, Manfred announced MLB was evaluating the interpretation of federal law.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
The Trust and Safety Evaluation Initiative is a major initiative for 2025 providing a unified view of the entire spectrum of evaluation, not just for safety, but also for performance and other areas where evaluating the effectiveness of AI models and applications is required.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The organization is tasked with evaluating whether child care centers have met licensing requirements.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Much of the recent bond flow has been going into ultrashort Treasuries, and evaluating those flows is a major focus for the conference.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
All around the organization, the men who spend hours a day evaluating such things say the bat speed is faster and so are his feet.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
According to the one recent report, nearly half of family offices are in the process of re-evaluating their entire investment posture in response to a changing risk environment.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Now, the administration is cancelling visas and taking green card holders into custody explicitly due to their political speech, which the secretary of state is personally evaluating for adherence to foreign policy goals.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025
After an owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, last month, Manfred announced MLB was evaluating the interpretation of federal law.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
The Trust and Safety Evaluation Initiative is a major initiative for 2025 providing a unified view of the entire spectrum of evaluation, not just for safety, but also for performance and other areas where evaluating the effectiveness of AI models and applications is required.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The organization is tasked with evaluating whether child care centers have met licensing requirements.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluating
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The dolphin deaths that are happening on the beaches are making this event even more tragic, Warner said, estimating that by the start of this week, more than 50 dolphins just in Los Angeles County had died.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Orange County Register,
20 Mar. 2025
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Potentially more than 46,000 vehicles could require the fix, Tesla said, while conservatively estimating that only 1 percent of cars are likely defective.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Especially in industries where buying cycles are long and impact is hard to track, marketers face unique challenges when assessing the effectiveness of their efforts.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Contact your credit card issuer’s debt settlement department After assessing your debt liability, call each credit card issuer and ask to speak to someone in their debt settlement department.—
Kirk Pepi,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Evaluating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluating. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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