Thesaurus results for EVALUATION

evaluation

noun

i-ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən

Definition of evaluation

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an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something what's your evaluation of her writing ability?

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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 Earlier this week, his counsel requested additional medical evaluations. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 The system automates the evaluation of reactor data against strict regulatory criteria. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026 Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed. — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 During evaluation of the model, the model was trying to do well on a certain evaluation. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for evaluation

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Improved logistics for Saudi crude exports have reduced the market's assessment of how much supply is at risk, Massabni said, adding that oil prices reflect not just available barrels but also the probability of those supplies being disrupted.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
And while getting Vicki back on the show hasn’t made for particularly fun television, her Debbie Downer season (apologies to Victoria, but Emily’s assessment is sticking) is at least authentic.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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The strange aspect of Hughes’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool is that appraisals of his performance fluctuated so wildly — and rarely presciently.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
According to Ali Hafezi, the co-owner of a rug restoration and appraisal company, synthetic fiber rugs are among the easiest rugs to clean.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026

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One place that states can begin with is a closer examination of nonmedical vaccine exemptions for schoolchildren.

— Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
In a recent examination of prescribing trends, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Olfson and his team reported progress.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

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