Thesaurus results for EVALUATES

evaluates

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present tense third-person singular of evaluate

as in assesses

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 evaluates The denaturalization process, on the other hand, must be approved by an independent federal judge, who evaluates the request by a higher standard. — Philip Wang, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Scores in reading comprehension and mathematics have plunged, according to the latest PISA report, which evaluates students worldwide. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Lockheed Martin has advanced to the program’s next development stage as the Army evaluates potential solutions. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines. — Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Its assessment is based on publicly available information through August and evaluates technology categories rather than individual companies or projects. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 At Bank of America, Gopalkrishnan said the company evaluates AI implementations across 16 risk dimensions, including privacy, bias, workforce implications and intellectual property. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Martin reviews the client’s full color and chemical history, evaluates the hair’s condition and sometimes performs a strand test. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026 Its proprietary due diligence and risk-assessment platform, FailSafe Analytics, evaluates film and television projects across multiple underwriting categories before being considered for financing. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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Patients complete a 10- to 15-minute questionnaire and a facial scan before the system assesses their skin and selects an acne treatment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The Question Worth Asking In The Boardroom For CEOs and CHROs, the relevant question is not how a leader assesses their own effectiveness.

— Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling Bank, estimates that Paysend can now deliver around 25% more engineering work with the same-sized team, but argues that getting results isn’t as simple as handing everyone the latest tech.

— Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
And Gartner estimates that 80% of neocloud providers will cease independent operations by 2030 because their revenues won’t cover their outgoings.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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