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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
Nelson, Brand and most of the front-office staff will be on hand in Chicago to help make those evaluations.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
His reputation as a top prospect quickly spread among scouts, and before long, he was invited to undergo medical evaluations at the headquarters of Canine Companions, the country’s first modern service dog provider.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The chip has undergone radiation exposure, thermal testing, shock evaluations, and electromagnetic interference assessments.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
He was also ordered to undergo mental health evaluations and treatment.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 12 May 2026
On the one hand, background checks and psychological evaluations could help weed out individuals with questionable motives.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
There's a charge for trainings and certification but access to resources including a step-by-step guide to cacao processing and the flavor wheel that the official tasters use to do their evaluations are free.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
That’s freed up the large teams once dedicated to data entry and cleaning, many of whom have been redeployed onto building internal evaluations.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The results are compared to baseline neurological evaluations players take at the start of the season.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
His reputation as a top prospect quickly spread among scouts, and before long, he was invited to undergo medical evaluations at the headquarters of Canine Companions, the country’s first modern service dog provider.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The chip has undergone radiation exposure, thermal testing, shock evaluations, and electromagnetic interference assessments.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
He was also ordered to undergo mental health evaluations and treatment.
—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 12 May 2026
On the one hand, background checks and psychological evaluations could help weed out individuals with questionable motives.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
There's a charge for trainings and certification but access to resources including a step-by-step guide to cacao processing and the flavor wheel that the official tasters use to do their evaluations are free.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
That’s freed up the large teams once dedicated to data entry and cleaning, many of whom have been redeployed onto building internal evaluations.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The results are compared to baseline neurological evaluations players take at the start of the season.
—Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluations
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Criticism of i-Ready is a frequent topic on Reddit and TikTok, where teachers describe how i-Ready’s larger benchmark assessments, which students take three times a year, eat up 40 hours of instruction time, or say that pressure related to the software is driving them to quit.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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The chip has undergone radiation exposure, thermal testing, shock evaluations, and electromagnetic interference assessments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Even with owner appraisals, however, there will be pressure to value apartments just below their nearest tax thresholds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the referee does get a say in their frequent appraisals, and by and large, a sensible balance is struck.—
Graham Scott,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Women, people of color, and first-generation professionals were too often told their accurate perceptions of hostile environments were merely internal distortions.—
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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This involves researching effectiveness, safety, side effects, access and public perceptions simultaneously.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Unfortunately, the researchers were unable to measure the intensity directly, but theoretical estimates suggest the team may have boosted the laser intensity to 10^23 W per cm2.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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This in turn shapes estimates of the volume of elements, such as carbon and hydrogen, that are stored in the Earth’s interior.—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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By International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol’s estimations, Europe has about three weeks of jet fuel remaining.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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CarEdge offers tools for buying cars, such as invoice pricing and dealer quotes, buying guides, value ratings, insurance estimations and more.—
Danny Smith,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Evaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluations. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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