assessing

verb

present participle of assess
1
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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2
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 The taxpayers’ attorney, Abraham Wagner, cited four cases to support his argument that an IRS notice assessing additional taxes was invalid. — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 France was coordinating with European counterparts because other countries could also be affected, the person said, adding that authorities were assessing whether other French companies were at risk. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 The city's immediate priorities include assessing structural damage, making emergency repairs, restoring the protective barriers, and advancing major beach replenishment work. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 For Lev, assessing what participants take home means asking about their behavior. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 For Choi, who has previously judged shorts, the prospect of assessing features alongside such company is both an honor and another exciting challenge (Bedford Park is screening in the festival’s noncompetitive Flash Forward section). — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 More than two dozen Florida Department of Transportation teams were assessing damage and flooding across the Panhandle, and thousands of workers were trying to restore power to communities across the state, DeSantis said. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Argentina’s new Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs will be the government office in charge of assessing applications for the new passport scheme. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Care Must Be Authentically Felt ​Employees are remarkably adept at assessing authenticity. — Michael Corvini, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assessing
  1. imposing
  2. estimating
  3. charging
  4. valuing
  5. levying
  6. evaluating
Verb
  • The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ukraine has accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of imposing new restrictions on its military-grade Starlink internet service without warning, disrupting Ukrainian military operations.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposing
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  • All of this is why James is estimating the tally to restore the carousel will top $3 million or $4 million.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Every 2026 Sienna uses a hybrid powertrain, with Toyota estimating up to 36 mpg combined with front-wheel drive and 35 mpg with all-wheel drive.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • Homicide detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Gurinder Gill with murder.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The top edge houses the power button, and the bottom edge features a USB-C port for charging and file transfer, along with a microSD card tray slot, which is very rare for ereaders and new to the Go 6.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of charging
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  • Lorne Michaels took a liking to him (while disliking his predecessor) and took him under his wing, valuing his creative sense by asking for his feedback on writer packages and taking him to auditions.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The company’s latest funding round reportedly raised $10 billion, valuing the firm at $140 billion—helping Bezos’s net worth soar to $365 billion.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of valuing
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  • Israel has long accused the militant group of levying fees on imports to fund its operations.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Local authorities also reportedly started levying taxes on insurance policy income and salaries that Chinese citizens earned overseas.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of levying
Verb
  • Consider a life sciences team evaluating whether a patient population can support a study.
    — Sujay Jadhav, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This will flow through to its return on tangible common equity, another key metric for evaluating bank performance.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaluating

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“Assessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assessing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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