evaluates

verb

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 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 But there is a fundamental process that evaluates everyone from the top down, which most certainly is new. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Nike’s board recommended that shareholders reject the proposal, arguing in its 2026 proxy statement that the company already evaluates those risks. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluates
  1. assesses
  2. estimates
  3. values
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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
Definition of assesses
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  • To estimates that roughly 30% of customers are non-Asian, many drawn by the growing popularity of Asian cuisine and the convenience of prepared sauces, seasonings and pantry staples that simplify home cooking.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The volume of content Netflix licensed in Spain rose from 2,420 hours in 2024 to 2,829 in 2025, including around 700 hours from RTVE and Atresmedia, up from 543 a year earlier, Ampere Analysis estimates.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimates
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  • For an eclipse chaser who values that, scenery over duration, or relative quiet, this geographical knife-edge could be appealing.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Gross revenue last season was $681 million, but the deal values the team at roughly 20 times net revenue, after their revenue-sharing bill and the league’s cut of playoff gate receipts.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of values

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“Evaluates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluates. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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