evaluated

verb

past tense of evaluate
as in assessed
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor

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Recent Examples of evaluated The council evaluated four competing proposals solicited after the city issued a contract termination notice to trash hauler Republic Services in September. — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 Myles Price, who returned the opening kickoff 46 yards and leads the league in punt return average, was evaluated for a concussion in the first quarter but did not miss any time. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Now more than ever an athletic director is evaluated based almost exclusively on the success of the football team; raising money is hard when the football team isn’t winning. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 The female driver of the other vehicle was evaluated on scene and took herself to a hospital for further testing. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Projects should be evaluated against measurable tourism outcomes, rather than broad promises of community benefit. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Selsam also warned in his personal statement that models are increasingly able to recognize when they are being evaluated. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Twelve to eighteen months in, the board starts wondering why the organization’s performance has stalled—and why the new leader is not proficient in their new role, even if they were never properly evaluated or supported in their new duties. — Christina Greenberg, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Any mouth sore that hasn’t healed after two weeks should be evaluated, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluated
  1. assessed
  2. estimated
  3. valued
Verb
  • Two of these tests assessed the chip’s ability to spot unusual plasma activity and predict disruptions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessed
Verb
  • The cyclists cross the state, generating an economic impact estimated at $25 million.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
  • To build something more permanent, would be expensive — about $650,000, the library estimated.
    — Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimated
Verb
  • Despite the spending concerns, Capital One remains attractively valued at less than 9 times consensus 2027 earnings estimates.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Microsoft’s stock is up 27% over the past six months and it’s valued at close to $4 trillion.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of valued

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“Evaluated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluated. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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