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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
Key stat The Lightning were assessed nine penalties for a total of 37 minutes, and the Panthers were called for nine penalties for 26 minutes.
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Associated Pess, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The Pentagon assessed that China would possess more than 1,000 nuclear warheads in operation by 2030.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The wharf will remain closed until further notice and its structural integrity is being assessed, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Carter was assessed a technical foul for complaining to the officials following a non-call on his layup that was blocked by Miami’s Kel’el Ware.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Before 2024 comes to a close, Variety assessed how the major studios fared at the global box office over the past 12 months.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
The League introduced a new scoring category this year that assessed state laws that enable communities to adopt safer speed limits.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The researchers’ innovation was a technique that assessed the probability that each of thousands of genes was present in LUCA.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
If any further information comes to light in relation to this offending it will be assessed and investigated accordingly.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Associated Pess, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The Pentagon assessed that China would possess more than 1,000 nuclear warheads in operation by 2030.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The wharf will remain closed until further notice and its structural integrity is being assessed, officials said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Carter was assessed a technical foul for complaining to the officials following a non-call on his layup that was blocked by Miami’s Kel’el Ware.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Before 2024 comes to a close, Variety assessed how the major studios fared at the global box office over the past 12 months.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
The League introduced a new scoring category this year that assessed state laws that enable communities to adopt safer speed limits.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The researchers’ innovation was a technique that assessed the probability that each of thousands of genes was present in LUCA.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
If any further information comes to light in relation to this offending it will be assessed and investigated accordingly.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
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His government faced another crisis in 2022, when thousands of demonstrators used pickups and big rigs to blockade Ottawa and several border crossings to protest his government and vaccine mandates, which were mostly imposed by the provinces.Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Saudi Arabia freed him after more than a year but imposed an exit ban that keeps him from returning to his home in Boca Raton, near Miami.Joshua Goodman and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Zimmerman estimated that Missourians will place their first sports wagers in the state by mid- to late summer.Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Today his net worth is estimated to be $3 billion.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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And they got charged €67 for that late payment on €3,000 tax liability.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Budden was charged with lewdness, a disorderly persons offense, on a complaint summons.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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Members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were charged with seditious conspiracy, the most severe charge levied by prosecutors.Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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In making the case for income tax rate reduction, Speaker Smith notes how much higher South Carolina’s top marginal rate is than those levied by competing states.Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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From 2019 to 2024, the number of people ordered to be evaluated for competency increased from 1,600 to nearly 2,600, according to the Department of Health Services.Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jones is in the third year of his four-year rookie contract and will be evaluated by a new coaching staff.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
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