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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
McManis contends that the evaluation of the First Amendment claim in arbitration was expressly stated to have no bearing on the separate litigation.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation of a head injury, police said.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
During boarding, flight attendants are actually conducting a quick evaluation of passengers to ensure safety and security.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
The couple's son was taken to a local hospital for evaluation but was later released.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
The driver was taken to a hospital for evaluation of a head injury, police said.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
During boarding, flight attendants are actually conducting a quick evaluation of passengers to ensure safety and security.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
The couple's son was taken to a local hospital for evaluation but was later released.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluation
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According to figures from a housing assessment released this April, the median house value in Fayetteville has grown 275% in the last two decades, and the median gross rent has increased 78%.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Yet once someone had suggested the inherent instability in a relationship between writers, there seemed to be no way to defuse the assessment.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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The main reason for this drop, according to Stephanie Guichard, senior economist of global indicators at the Conference Board, is consumers’ appraisal of current job availability, which declined for the eight consecutive month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The city, at the behest of then-mayoral adviser Jay Goldstone, commissioned an appraisal from Colliers International for all of Horton’s office space, or what’s been described in public records as around 650,000 square feet of space.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Initial estimates predicted two to three years, and design work only began in December, the city said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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My rough estimate is that Gibson will likely be around 45-50, Talbot around 30 and the rest will be allocated to Cossa in a ramp-up to next season.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Shane Hubbard, a UW-Madison research scientist specializing in damage and loss estimation from disasters, said that misunderstandings of what type of insurance offers the most protection result in homeowners being left with hefty bills and little government assistance.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Much of this risk to hospitals is not captured by flood maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have served as the nation’s de facto tool for flood estimation for half a century, despite being incomplete and sometimes decades out of date.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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But Newcastle were hopeful that initial examinations pointed towards a less severe knee problem and, following two separate assessments from specialists, that has proven to be the case.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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An examination of the bodies concluded they were killed hours later.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Evaluation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluation. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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