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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
That compares to only one-third of countries assessed a decade ago, at a time when roughly the same number were also advancing.
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Matthew Tostevin
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Power generation and transmission operations continue to be assessed.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Those penalties are assessed per day up to a maximum.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Asia-Pacific markets meanwhile rose overnight, as investors assessed August inflation data out of China.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Asked whether Marquette is considering expanding the unit's reach in the wake of the crash, university spokesperson Kevin Conway said its effectiveness and use is being assessed and discussed.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Holdman says that to fix the issue, nonprofit hospitals in the state need to be assessed for tax.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
The social dimension assessed the share of women on the board of directors and the existence of a human rights policy.
—Time Staff, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The analysis conducted by Wiens and coauthor Kristen Saban, a graduate student at Harvard University, was based on 163,022 plant and animal species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Matthew Tostevin
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Power generation and transmission operations continue to be assessed.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Those penalties are assessed per day up to a maximum.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Asia-Pacific markets meanwhile rose overnight, as investors assessed August inflation data out of China.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Asked whether Marquette is considering expanding the unit's reach in the wake of the crash, university spokesperson Kevin Conway said its effectiveness and use is being assessed and discussed.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Holdman says that to fix the issue, nonprofit hospitals in the state need to be assessed for tax.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
The social dimension assessed the share of women on the board of directors and the existence of a human rights policy.
—Time Staff, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The analysis conducted by Wiens and coauthor Kristen Saban, a graduate student at Harvard University, was based on 163,022 plant and animal species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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The court imposed a 31-month prison sentence on Connolly.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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To see armed soldiers patrolling there is to see force imposed on a place built for conversation, exchange and civic trust.—
Eric Chastain,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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More than 3,000 people were estimated to be at the event, according to the university's police chief, Jeff Long.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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It is widely estimated that fighters are given a smaller share of the organization's revenue compared to athletes in other leagues and fighting promotions.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, the state attorney general charged 20 state felonies against eight people alleged to have engaged in planning and training for an attack on the statehouse and a plan to kidnap lawmakers, including Whitmer.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brown was charged with misdemeanor misusing 911 — a charge one expert said is typically brought against prank callers, not those in a mental crisis.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Beauty in a deal valued at $1 billion.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round, Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS, Self-Driving System, and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Stern, who is 71, first signed with satellite radio broadcaster Sirius in 2004 (prior to its merger with XM), in part to be free of oversight by the FCC, which had levied millions of dollars in fines on terrestrial radio stations that carried his show for alleged indecency.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Third, this measure deals only with taxes levied on real property or on property ownership.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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The objective of this program is the creation of new circular economies, which will be evaluated and selected in the coming months.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This approach requires treating AI like a new hire — every AI tool should be evaluated, supervised and developed like an employee, not simply deployed and forgotten.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Get Devastating George Kittle Injury News The SEC fined Mississippi State $500,000 on Monday for the field-storming incident, according to On3.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Sounders organization was fined an undisclosed amount for misappropriation of credentials.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Assessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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