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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
Studies find that viewing other people’s posts can lead to social comparison, which is the process of assessing one’s position relative to others.
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Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Sources familiar with the five people on the team, who have spent the last six weeks assessing the space agency and its exploration plans, were careful to note that such teams are advisory in nature.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The real challenge lies in critically assessing available solutions, especially those leveraging GenAI, to identify tools that deliver genuine value.
—Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Start by assessing your available time.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Below, Forbes Finance Council members share key factors to consider when assessing the stability of a foreign market.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Getting Started For companies looking to adopt these technologies, start by assessing your current inefficiencies.
—Charles Morey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The university is open to assessing ideas for alternative uses for the space if an opportunity arose and the county supported it.
—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
Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Sources familiar with the five people on the team, who have spent the last six weeks assessing the space agency and its exploration plans, were careful to note that such teams are advisory in nature.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The real challenge lies in critically assessing available solutions, especially those leveraging GenAI, to identify tools that deliver genuine value.
—Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Start by assessing your available time.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Below, Forbes Finance Council members share key factors to consider when assessing the stability of a foreign market.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Getting Started For companies looking to adopt these technologies, start by assessing your current inefficiencies.
—Charles Morey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The university is open to assessing ideas for alternative uses for the space if an opportunity arose and the county supported it.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
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At the imposing stone Hotel Pordoi, a former church school on the onetime Austrian border, at more than 7,000 feet, the xx plays on the stereo.Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2024
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Temporarily suppressing our rational thought and imposing randomness supercharges unconscious processes.Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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You’d be forgiven for estimating that about half of those have come in games against Philadelphia.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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So if, as articles like this one suggest, Nvidia wants to start selling web services and software subscriptions to businesses,leaders are estimating that the company can make $150 billion a year!John Werner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Their contactless wireless charging technology eliminates the need for complex wiring to enable new features and improve product reliability.Christer Holloman, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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But charging for service remains farther down the road.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 8 Jan. 2025
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By 2022, however, NATO leaders have once again began re-evaluating their defense budgets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and by 2024, a historic number of NATO allies had met their spending agreements, with 23 out of 32 nations spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense.Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Start by evaluating your overall business goals and what type of technology will help push those goals forward.Kerrie Jordan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Assessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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