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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
Laboratory evaluations indicate specific performance characteristics under varied operational environments.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Wright was also elite at player evaluations.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The district says its charter evaluations are consistent and fair — based on rules set out by the state and district policy.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Alex Taubman, Long Lake’s CEO, says Nexus performs five times better than general purpose models like Claude or ChatGPT on his firm’s internal evaluations.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Hospital staff will have to conduct the evaluations.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Every three months about 30 patients referred by primary care clinics move from a busy waiting room to a triage desk, then down a hallway of exam rooms labeled for the day to render wound care, imaging tests, evaluations, and compression sock fittings.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Pre-draft evaluations of Forsythe were all over the place.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Medical evaluations later revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a torn meniscus and small fractures in the knee.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Wright was also elite at player evaluations.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 13 June 2026
The district says its charter evaluations are consistent and fair — based on rules set out by the state and district policy.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Alex Taubman, Long Lake’s CEO, says Nexus performs five times better than general purpose models like Claude or ChatGPT on his firm’s internal evaluations.
—Jasmine Wu,deirdre Bosa, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Hospital staff will have to conduct the evaluations.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Every three months about 30 patients referred by primary care clinics move from a busy waiting room to a triage desk, then down a hallway of exam rooms labeled for the day to render wound care, imaging tests, evaluations, and compression sock fittings.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Pre-draft evaluations of Forsythe were all over the place.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Medical evaluations later revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a torn meniscus and small fractures in the knee.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluations
Noun
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Carney’s comments represent one of the first assessments of the agreement from someone who is not directly involved in the negotiations.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Scientists believe the study will help improve seismic hazard assessments, as well as emergency preparedness and infrastructure planning.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Coley said the administration will settle on a final value for the land based on the appraisals.—
Douglas Hanks
June 16,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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The town halls provided insight on topics including road projects, county assistance programs and protesting property appraisals.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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This is a delicate and dicey subject to even bring up, since the industry right now is in the grip of multiple perceptions and anxieties about what AI portends for the future of entertainment.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Overall, American perceptions on what is addictive fit nicely with prior research on ultraprocessed foods.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Even estimates from city officials to arrive at least two hours early were not enough.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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While one in three students nationwide experienced chronic absenteeism during the 2021-2022 academic year, the rate is declining, from up to 30% to roughly 24% by the start of the past school year, according to estimates from the Return 2 Learn tracker reviewed by ABC News.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Newsom and the analysts sometimes differ in their estimations.—
Trân Nguyễn,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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Artemis 3 is scheduled for late 2027, according to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, who based the timetable on Blue Origin's and SpaceX's estimations of the earliest completion for their respective landers.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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“Evaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluations. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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