value judgments

plural of value judgment

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Recent Examples of value judgments How language encodes value judgments Such logic sets off alarm bells for anyone familiar with the history of eugenics, a movement that began with the idea of improving America by making its people healthier and quickly evolved to make judgments about who is and is not fit to participate in society. Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgments
Noun
  • That’s largely consistent with assessments of the economy over the past year.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During the shah’s reign, filmmakers wrapped their civic appraisals in allegory, like Dariush Mehrjui’s 1969 Iranian New Wave classic, The Cow, about how a cow’s death spins its owner into unhinged chaos.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.
    Asia Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The activist Aralikar believes that creating opportunities for female success is the key to shifting perceptions.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For executives rallying employees around strategy or transformation, understanding these perceptions is critical.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Recognized in the ad industry for his deep expertise in managing ad-tech operations, Halley has over years worked set up offerings that allowed advertisers to buy specific kinds of viewer impressions at Viacom, one of Paramount’s predecessor companies.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Shortly before his death, Maka began having brief seizures, so the team began scheduling comprehensive evaluations.
    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
Noun
  • 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
  • Suicide attempts were higher than estimates for cisgender heterosexual peers.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And that his personal feelings, as the commanding leader of this organization, could ever be separated from the Patriots’ business?
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These are complicated thoughts and feelings.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Value judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgments. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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