as in assessments
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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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.
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Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Megan Donelson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgments
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The board uses statewide assessments, English proficiency, attendance, special education metrics, and graduation rates and progress to determine a school's performance.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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General Motors and Ford, which had forecast billions in annual costs, have each reduced those assessments.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
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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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But contrary to often dominant perceptions, many were women and nonbinary.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, liberals had lower purchase intentions for Tesla vehicles than for other EVs, with lower purchase intentions associated with negative perceptions of the Tesla CEO.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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During the tracking week, the upbeat pop single amassed 29 million official streams, nearly 55 million in radio airplay audience impressions and 22,000 sold.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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In satirizing some women’s impressions of their male partners’ cluelessness as a high-stakes matter, SNL subtly commented on these fraught domestic dynamics.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Poor evaluations can jeopardize promotions and hiring prospects.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the context of the shocking cutbacks in EPA staff, especially scientists able to conduct independent evaluations of toxic chemicals, the public can no longer be confident that chemical safety is supervised effectively by government.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Preliminary estimates indicate that the interstellar comet is 3 billion to 11 billion years old, according to a study coauthored by Seligman and Aster Taylor, a doctoral student and Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow at the University of Michigan, in August.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Magnificent Seven members Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms all beat Wall Street's expectations yesterday, exceeding estimates for earnings per share and revenue while talking up expansion plans.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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If they were considered unimportant to the team’s chances of success, Zidane and Ancelotti did not worry too much if their feelings got hurt.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since posting on Reddit, hundreds of people have commented their thoughts and feelings on the situation.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Value judgments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgments. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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