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as in assessments
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
what's your evaluation of her writing ability?
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as in appraisals
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 evaluations
Since August, the clinic has provided 2,200 health screenings, including 3D mammograms, blood pressure evaluations and diabetes and cardiovascular testing.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Still, the driver's age is raising broader policy questions, as some residents are calling for stricter testing requirements for older drivers, including more frequent vision and driving evaluations.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
PowerSchool is a software company that the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction uses for educator evaluations and professional learning.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
The ultra-precision control technology helps reduce such errors, improving the reliability of these evaluations, reports SED.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The researchers also announced a contest with a $200,000 prize pool on the popular machine learning competition site Kaggle for outside researchers to help build evaluations for the five cognitive faculties where existing benchmark tests are weakest.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Reports indicate the team has already conducted private workouts and extensive evaluations of Simpson, signaling real interest in drafting their quarterback of the future.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The Rangers have dealt eight top 30 prospects, per MLB Pipeline’s evaluations, since last summer’s trade deadline.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
No independent outside evaluations of the damage are available.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Still, the driver's age is raising broader policy questions, as some residents are calling for stricter testing requirements for older drivers, including more frequent vision and driving evaluations.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
PowerSchool is a software company that the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction uses for educator evaluations and professional learning.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
The ultra-precision control technology helps reduce such errors, improving the reliability of these evaluations, reports SED.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
The researchers also announced a contest with a $200,000 prize pool on the popular machine learning competition site Kaggle for outside researchers to help build evaluations for the five cognitive faculties where existing benchmark tests are weakest.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Reports indicate the team has already conducted private workouts and extensive evaluations of Simpson, signaling real interest in drafting their quarterback of the future.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
The Rangers have dealt eight top 30 prospects, per MLB Pipeline’s evaluations, since last summer’s trade deadline.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
No independent outside evaluations of the damage are available.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluations
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Other assessments point to a milder rise in prices.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Weirder still, these assessments are often correct.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Save copies of receipts, appraisals, or purchase records.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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April 1 is the deadline for your local chief appraiser to send appraisals for single-family homes, and thus when the clock starts on examining whether your home was appraised fairly and planning for what the year’s tax bill will be.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Research that examines community perceptions can help scientists and public health officials design prevention programs that are both practical and acceptable to the people who live in tick-endemic areas.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Today, Waxman told me, what happens in the region profoundly shapes the security and perceptions of Jews in the diaspora.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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No one knows exactly how many protesters were killed, but estimates range from seven thousand to thirty thousand.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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But with the chances of a Fed rate cut later this year highly diminished now and, with the reality that a cut (if it is issued) is likely to be by just 25 basis points, these estimates are unlikely to change dramatically, either.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Given budget estimations don't include costly marketing and promotional expenses, the film still has a long way to go before passing into the black.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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The 15% conundrum However, the CBO said that these estimations sat outside of the announcement that the president subsequently made about global tariff levels.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Evaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluations. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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