as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgment
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.
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Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Without humans in the loop, to apply a value judgment to issues, organizations can fall into the trap of underreacting to major incidents or overreacting to minor ones.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The rating is not making a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue.
—Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
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Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Without humans in the loop, to apply a value judgment to issues, organizations can fall into the trap of underreacting to major incidents or overreacting to minor ones.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The spirit of the Ojai festival need not be conveyed by a laundry list of composers and works or by value judgments.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
The rating is not making a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue.
—Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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That is also reflected in the latest analysis of the bill by senate staff, which includes possible new wording focusing only on the assessment and not on establishing a new policy to bring back grizzlies.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Park Sunwon, another lawmaker who attended the briefing, made similar comments on the agency’s assessment of the girl’s recent military appearances.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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This collection of poems is a transcendent appraisal of the blood that was extracted from Black bodies.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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Their appraisal underscored the challenges the Survivors’ Act was encountering in the courtroom.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Both the deputy and the uninvolved driver were hospitalized for evaluation, but police did not provide details on their condition.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Because lenders may obtain your credit report from different agencies and apply a different scoring model, your credit score can differ slightly from one evaluation to another.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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They’re paid based on the CPM, which refers to the cost per 1,000 impressions.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2026
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As first impressions go, this was the equivalent of forgetting a date’s name, checking the phone while ordering, and deciding to talk religion and politics over dessert.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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And in a runoff election — where turnout is everything — perception can be power.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Outside of Congress, public perception may be more aligned with Democrats’ framing.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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Altman is an investor in, by his own estimate, some four hundred other companies.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Using federal mileage estimates, officials say a one-way drive from Sacramento to Bakersfield can cost just over $200 when factoring in fuel and other expenses.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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