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as in imposing
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 estimating
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
let's step back and assess the situation
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Recent Examples of assessing
The university is open to assessing ideas for alternative uses for the space if an opportunity arose and the county supported it.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Plant seeds, for example, don’t only need soil, sun and water, but also have cells that are assessing the outside world and decide when the time is right for the new plant to begin emerging.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
This step involves assessing the skills, experience and qualifications a successor would need.
—Simon Bedard, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Since bitcoin isn’t currently used as anything besides a store of value, the lack of a clear utility leaves little basis for assessing bitcoin’s value, which contributes to its volatile price movements, Sosnick added.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Successful wealth planning involves a healthy mixture of assessing your current finances and looking toward the future.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The ski patrol is assessing terrain in the other five back bowls.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
The Foundation of Retirement Timing The first step in determining the right time to retire is assessing whether your financial resources are sufficient to support your lifestyle.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
This can mean anything from assessing cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to educating and empowering your people to help ensure a consistent customer experience.
—Steve Niesman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Plant seeds, for example, don’t only need soil, sun and water, but also have cells that are assessing the outside world and decide when the time is right for the new plant to begin emerging.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
This step involves assessing the skills, experience and qualifications a successor would need.
—Simon Bedard, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Since bitcoin isn’t currently used as anything besides a store of value, the lack of a clear utility leaves little basis for assessing bitcoin’s value, which contributes to its volatile price movements, Sosnick added.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Successful wealth planning involves a healthy mixture of assessing your current finances and looking toward the future.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The ski patrol is assessing terrain in the other five back bowls.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2024
The Foundation of Retirement Timing The first step in determining the right time to retire is assessing whether your financial resources are sufficient to support your lifestyle.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
This can mean anything from assessing cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities to educating and empowering your people to help ensure a consistent customer experience.
—Steve Niesman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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His proposals include reducing federal incentives for clean energy, curtailing the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate emissions, and imposing new tariffs that could increase the costs of clean energy technologies.Marianne Lehnis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some experts are wary that a new administration that is less focused on renewable energy could thwart some of solar’s growth by diminishing the IRA tax credits or imposing tariffs that could increase the cost of building solar panels.Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Here are some general rules for estimating the elasticities of both supply and demand.Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Specifically, the Biden administration directed federal agencies to prioritize the restoration of these species and other native fish populations, estimating that these efforts would bring more than $1 billion in new federal investments to the region.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Owners in certain parts of the country are also seeking waivers on electric vehicle charging stations, which are expensive to install.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Monday's news conference came shortly after Mangione, a native of Maryland, was arraigned in Pennsylvania on charges including forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing instruments of a crime and false identification to law enforcement, Blair County charging documents show.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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For now, the Beam Private Barrel Club will be limited to Knob Creek bourbon and rye, but the distillery is evaluating other brands for the future.Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
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Future Proof Your Tech Stack Scalability and performance are critical when evaluating a custody solution.Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Assessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessing. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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