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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
Shortly before his death, Maka began having brief seizures, so the team began scheduling comprehensive evaluations.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Participants must also agree to participate in Reparation Generation's evaluations for two years after enrolling.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The aircraft is now undergoing internal testing and airworthiness evaluations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Their evaluations inform the Committee’s final deliberations, which culminate in a majority vote in early October.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana My evaluations of Sellers and Mendoza haven’t changed much since the summer.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
As Suhren said, the needs look like medication management, evaluations and, eventually, follow-up appointments.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Over the next two years, Jorgensen underwent hormone therapy, psychiatric evaluations and surgery to remove her male genitalia.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Participants must also agree to participate in Reparation Generation's evaluations for two years after enrolling.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
The aircraft is now undergoing internal testing and airworthiness evaluations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Their evaluations inform the Committee’s final deliberations, which culminate in a majority vote in early October.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Fernando Mendoza, Indiana My evaluations of Sellers and Mendoza haven’t changed much since the summer.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
As Suhren said, the needs look like medication management, evaluations and, eventually, follow-up appointments.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Over the next two years, Jorgensen underwent hormone therapy, psychiatric evaluations and surgery to remove her male genitalia.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
One 2018 report by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General found that the Nakamoto Group’s inspection reports misrepresented the work done for their evaluations, and that the facilities’ conditions did not match what government inspectors observed during their own visits.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluations
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Australia later introduced its Cyber Security Act in 2024, which mandated minimum security standards for smart devices; required mandatory ransomware and cyber extortion reporting for certain businesses; and established a Cyber Incident Review Board for post-incident assessments.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.—
Asia Alexander,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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What doesn’t help are the negative perceptions that employers hold about this generation — and that too many in our society have held about adolescence for far too long.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown of the federal government, which stretched into its tenth day on Friday, has not so far affected Americans’ perceptions about the economy, according to the survey.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of billions of these interlocking plastic bricks have been made since then—estimates range from 50 to 80 pieces for every single person on Earth.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Suicide attempts were higher than estimates for cisgender heterosexual peers.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street is coming up with its own estimations for what’s going on in the economy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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And to capture the nuances of the Earth system, Stevens advocates cutting out as many estimations as possible and attempting to use physics all the way down.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Evaluations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluations. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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