evaluations

noun

plural of evaluation
1
as in assessments
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something what's your evaluation of her writing ability?

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2
as in appraisals
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists

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Recent Examples of evaluations Earlier testing included evaluations while ships were docked and at sea. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 But late last week further evaluations revealed that Hurts has a deep vein trombosis as well as a bilateral pulmonary emboli – which the Eagles and Hurts' agent announced on Monday. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Assessing psychopathy Mental health professionals are frequently asked to conduct evaluations of people involved in the criminal justice system who’ve been accused or convicted of serious crimes. — David Dematteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 But, as OpenAI’s chief scientist later told TIME, for the evaluations that led to the Hugging Face breach the company hadn’t turned the monitoring layer on. — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 The finding adds to concerns that the mandatory screening announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in July will lead to a cascade of unnecessary medical evaluations for military members. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 The chief executive officer would continue to be appointed by the board, oversee county operations and undergo performance evaluations by supervisors. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, lawmakers in California, Connecticut and Virginia have taken steps to implement IVOs, and states like Massachusetts are weighing independent safety evaluations more broadly. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
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  1. assessments
  2. appraisals
  3. perceptions
  4. estimates
  5. estimations
Noun
  • The board will also calculate the amount of wealth subject to the tax using publicly available stock information and private assessments of personal property, such as artwork and jewelry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Training resumed on October 1, after the company completed further assessments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessments
Noun
  • The company’s responsibilities have included negotiating acquisitions, structuring deals, ensuring project appraisals are completed and collaborating with the state agency that Bell leads.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The shop also provides research and appraisals of instruments.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of appraisals
Noun
  • The data comes from the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute’s inaugural regional well-being survey, which asked adults across 14 counties about their finances, housing, communities and perceptions of their own lives.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The school has worked hard to knock down the bogeyman perceptions.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of perceptions
Noun
  • Walczak’s estimates assume local governments raise tax rates enough to fully replace the lost revenue, based on state property records for every parcel in Florida.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The team generated 500 model estimates and calculated average concentrations for 25 PFAS detected at least once in the national dataset.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimates
Noun
  • By all estimations, the incoming results are expected to be strong.
    — Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,Lee Ying Shan,Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And that sum excludes marketing and promotional expenses, as is customary for budgetary estimations.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimations

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

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