assessed

verb

past tense of assess
1
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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2
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 man was transported to a nearby medical facility after being assessed by paramedics. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 5 July 2026 Balogun had been assessed an automatic one-game suspension for his straight red card in last week’s Round of 32 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026 Researchers assessed participants’ diets using detailed food questionnaires over six years and measured three blood biomarkers that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of brain injury. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Then there is the matter of the planet’s temperature, which was assessed with help from the ever-busy James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond). — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026 The young man was doing LeBron James’ silencer celebration after scoring a goal one moment and being tagged with soccer’s equivalent of a Flagrant 2 the next — because of how one moment was assessed on tape delay. — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The facility, which Ruffin described as a regional jail run by an independent agency, has been essentially closed as damage is assessed, the State Bureau of Investigation said. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Actress Busy Philipps, 46, recently revealed her adult ADHD diagnosis at age 39, realizing her own symptoms while her child was being assessed. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessed
  1. imposed
  2. estimated
  3. charged
  4. valued
  5. levied
  6. evaluated
  7. fined
Verb
  • In response, Britain imposed the punitive Coercive Acts (1774), closing Boston Harbour and stripping Massachusetts of self-governance.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
  • Writing for the conservative majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said the restrictions imposed a significant burden on political expression and argued that lifting them could strengthen the role of political parties in elections.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
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  • The population of bears statewide is estimated to be about 19,000 and is managed through regulated hunting to reduce the risk of more frequent human-bear conflicts.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • India’s religious and spiritual economy was estimated at roughly $58 billion in 2025, and is projected to grow steadily over the next decade.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Definition of estimated
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  • Two people were arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the 2024 overdose death of a Fort Worth man, according to online jail records.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • Butler was arrested Thursday and charged with manslaughter, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
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  • Revolut’s latest fund raise valued the firm at $75bn and Storonsky has spoken of a future IPO which could value the business—if someone doesn’t buy it before then – at north of $200bn.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • Levine Cava said the county would need to sell the property for market rate — and an appraiser once valued the land at $200 million.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of valued
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  • During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln levied the first taxes on luxury goods to help pay for the war, and those included beer.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • The chant has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines levied by FIFA.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of levied
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  • Admissions decisions progressively depend on information that cannot be independently evaluated by applicants, parents, legislators, or even many faculty members.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe was removed from the game and evaluated after taking a foul ball off his mask in the third.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of evaluated
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  • This often means that those who are not persuaded by its teachings can be fined, jailed, even killed.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Both players were also fined undisclosed amounts and ejected during the game.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
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