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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
the utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late
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as in estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessed
The tweaks focus largely on performance, something that’s been continuously assessed throughout the product’s lifespan.
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Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
The driver was assessed at the scene and later taken to a hospital, officials with the North Stonington Ambulance Association said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The drain system was inspected using a camera system on March 16, and on April 1 investigators assessed the drainage system and located what appeared to be an additional skull, police said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Booker was assessed a technical foul in the third quarter for arguing calls.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
That information includes how the product meets Bluesign criteria and how the underlying processes have been assessed.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Inside the capsule, the team assessed the astronauts' condition following exposure to microgravity, radiation and the stresses of reentry, before assisting them onto a platform outside.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
As families checked on one another and assessed the damage, cars began driving through the neighborhood to look at the destruction.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
In the first phase, CAPE will accept refund applications for unliquidated tariffs—meaning tariffs that have been assessed but not yet finalized by CBP—and for tariffs finalized by CBP within the past 80 days.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Helena Madden, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
The driver was assessed at the scene and later taken to a hospital, officials with the North Stonington Ambulance Association said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The drain system was inspected using a camera system on March 16, and on April 1 investigators assessed the drainage system and located what appeared to be an additional skull, police said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Booker was assessed a technical foul in the third quarter for arguing calls.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
That information includes how the product meets Bluesign criteria and how the underlying processes have been assessed.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2026
Inside the capsule, the team assessed the astronauts' condition following exposure to microgravity, radiation and the stresses of reentry, before assisting them onto a platform outside.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
As families checked on one another and assessed the damage, cars began driving through the neighborhood to look at the destruction.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
In the first phase, CAPE will accept refund applications for unliquidated tariffs—meaning tariffs that have been assessed but not yet finalized by CBP—and for tariffs finalized by CBP within the past 80 days.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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Davis was sentenced Thursday by Lake County Judge Christopher Lombardo, who imposed a 42-year sentence for murder plus a 25-year enhancement for the use of a firearm.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both OpenAI and Anthropic have hiked prices and imposed rate limits to manage surging demand.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Acting Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst estimated the Iran war has cost the United States $25 billion so far.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 70 of the 435 congressional districts are protected by Section 2, election law expert Nicholas Stephanopoulos has estimated.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Russell was charged in state court with voluntary manslaughter and pleaded guilty, receiving a jail sentence and probation.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Washington took advantage of three walks, one intentional, and a run-scoring passed ball charged to catcher Drew Romo in the inning.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The average team is now worth four to five billion dollars, with the Warriors valued at around twice that.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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This means that the state’s standard for proving that a home should be valued at a certain amount was not met, the report found.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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Originally, the film extended further into the future, addressing the shocking 1993 accusations of child molestation levied against Michael Jackson and the subsequent investigation.—
Andrew Flanagan,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with DWI-3rd or more, a felony charge levied when a person has at least two previous DWI convictions, according to court records.—
Ricardo Delgado,
San Antonio Express-News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The team evaluated the size of the ancient octopuses using allometric calculation—a method that used the proportional growth rates of modern, long-bodied finned octopuses to extrapolate the size of their extinct relatives.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Multiple firefighters were evaluated for exertion by ambulance crews, union officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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The next day, the league fined Booker $35,000 and rescinded the technical.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the Justice Department charges against the soldier involved in the Maduro operation, the platform Kalshi recently fined and suspended three political candidates for betting on their own races.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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