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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
The cancellation comes as part of a Pentagon review of officer personnel processes ranging from evaluations to promotions and command selection, among other career milestones.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Below is a brief background, along with my personal tasting notes and the IWSC’s evaluations on the two winners.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Women deserve real safeguards—medical evaluations, ultrasounds to confirm gestational age and rule out ectopic pregnancies, informed consent, and assurance that their decision is truly voluntary.
—Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Qualifying public and private schools were required to have existing security infrastructure, including camera systems, participate in evaluations both before and after the system was installed and demonstrate commitments to improving school security through technology.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Student evaluations were above the department's average.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Khan noted that the transcripts do not include negative evaluations of students or identify their political positions.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Duties include preparing reports and conducting family evaluations.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Pre-draft evaluations of Forsythe were all over the place.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Davis Winkie, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Below is a brief background, along with my personal tasting notes and the IWSC’s evaluations on the two winners.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Women deserve real safeguards—medical evaluations, ultrasounds to confirm gestational age and rule out ectopic pregnancies, informed consent, and assurance that their decision is truly voluntary.
—Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Qualifying public and private schools were required to have existing security infrastructure, including camera systems, participate in evaluations both before and after the system was installed and demonstrate commitments to improving school security through technology.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Student evaluations were above the department's average.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Khan noted that the transcripts do not include negative evaluations of students or identify their political positions.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Duties include preparing reports and conducting family evaluations.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Pre-draft evaluations of Forsythe were all over the place.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluations
Noun
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The number of casualties is expected to rise as assessments continue.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Its 2025-26 best high school rankings included students who have demonstrated outcomes above expectations in math, reading and science state assessments, earned qualifying scores on college-level exams and graduated in high proportions, the report said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Waterman said two appraisals can differ because appraisers use different methods, choose different comparable properties and apply their own professional judgment, all of which introduce variability.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The appraisals come back at the same value.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Both offer distinctive depictions of minority experiences in America, and in the process, ask probing questions about how media affects our perceptions of each other.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Reconnecting with the beauty, awe and wonders of life within and around us informs our senses, perceptions, thoughts and actions as well as improving our well-being.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The sale of Isak, a deal The Athletic estimates has generated around £80million in accounting profit, has only helped their position further.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The company boasted results that pointed to Chili’s consistent traffic and sales performance, and also guided its fiscal year 2026 earnings per share estimates slightly above analysts’ expectations, according to FactSet.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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It’s already created a frenzy of attention online, from celebrity shoutouts to estimations of the large diamond ring’s cost.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
26 Aug. 2025
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Beijing has pursued a head-turning military buildup under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, during which the PLA – previously not even one of the strongest in Asia – has started to rival, or in some categories surpass, the US military in analysts’ estimations.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Evaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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