as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgment
At its core, this debate is a value judgment about what belongs in a basic high school education.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The department insists this is not a value judgment.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
And Kennedy’s answer fails to recognize the degree to which his own theory inevitably entails applying subjective value judgments to broad phrases.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025
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
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The department insists this is not a value judgment.
—David Kilmnick, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
And Kennedy’s answer fails to recognize the degree to which his own theory inevitably entails applying subjective value judgments to broad phrases.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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Early assessments suggested the shaft dropped more than 100 meters (328 feet) into the cave, potentially leading to a chamber where the men could have sought refuge.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Residency programs are guided by a set of core competencies intended to standardize assessment across training environments.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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The company creates custom rings with diamonds, and guides customers through the entire shopping journey from initial conversations with gemologists, to the appraisals, down to the shipping.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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In the future, the state commission also suggested that the city continue to use independent appraisals, which should be updated to set mooring permit rental rates.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The upcoming at-sea demonstrations will therefore serve as one of the most important real-world evaluations yet of the Navy’s vision for a future fleet in which autonomous vessels operate alongside destroyers, submarines, aircraft, and carrier strike groups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Mozilla said those findings came during an evaluation of the model's ability to help with security work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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For nearly 24 hours after CNN reported on Wednesday that Carroll was the target of a criminal investigation, the DOJ did not correct the record and even appeared to give some media outlets the impression that the original story was somewhat accurate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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Companies with a track record of straight dealing tend to get more grace in difficult moments than those who’ve spent years optimizing for surface-level impressions.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Vietnam’s humanoid leap Dyno is an intelligent humanoid robot built to combine advanced artificial intelligence, environmental perception, and dexterous manipulation in a single platform.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Beckham is charismatic and generally more thoughtful than the perception created by the impulsive or immature decisions that create headlines.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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One recent estimate suggests the United States has a copper endowment — the metal of electrification — comparable to Canada and Australia combined.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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While crews were able to stop the fire’s spread, the Bureau of Land Management did not have an estimate for when it would be fully extinguished.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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