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as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
what's your evaluation of her writing ability?
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as in appraisal
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists
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Recent Examples of evaluation
The second deputy was struck in his ballistic vest and is currently receiving medical evaluation and is reported to be in stable condition.
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Rodrigue will work with the organization’s goalie coaches in the NHL and AHL while assisting on amateur and professional player evaluation and working with drafted and signed goaltenders from a developmental perspective.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Newsom’s trailer bill tightens eligibility, narrows qualifying pre-existing conditions and strengthens oversight of medical evaluations.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
Quatraro added that Mears returned to KC after undergoing a medical evaluation Saturday.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
Rodrigue will work with the organization’s goalie coaches in the NHL and AHL while assisting on amateur and professional player evaluation and working with drafted and signed goaltenders from a developmental perspective.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Newsom’s trailer bill tightens eligibility, narrows qualifying pre-existing conditions and strengthens oversight of medical evaluations.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
Quatraro added that Mears returned to KC after undergoing a medical evaluation Saturday.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluation
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Early assessments suggested the shaft dropped more than 100 meters (328 feet) into the cave, potentially leading to a chamber where the men could have sought refuge.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Residency programs are guided by a set of core competencies intended to standardize assessment across training environments.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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In the future, the state commission also suggested that the city continue to use independent appraisals, which should be updated to set mooring permit rental rates.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The creditor doesn't have to get an appraisal, go through the notice of sale, go through the sale, and then go through the court's confirmation of the sale.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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One recent estimate suggests the United States has a copper endowment — the metal of electrification — comparable to Canada and Australia combined.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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While crews were able to stop the fire’s spread, the Bureau of Land Management did not have an estimate for when it would be fully extinguished.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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My own estimation of the movies will almost certainly have shifted, too, which means that the list that follows—a personal ranking of all twenty-two films in competition, from best to worst—will have to be considered a provisional exercise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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Tarasenko gladly did it, four times by Yurov’s estimation.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Rather than prompting examination of the systems in which those outcomes occur, a common counterargument is that attention to diversity risks lowering standards or excusing poor performance.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Levinson and director of photography Marcell Rév mostly left the soundstages that defined the first two seasons for an expansive, on-location examination of Southern California, from Lancaster to Long Beach.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluation. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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