value judgment

as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary

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Recent Examples of value judgment Avoid assigning any value judgment as to likelihood or extent, at this point. Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 Between the lines: Many online safety experts are careful not to make value judgments about how teenagers spend their time. Megan Morrone, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 People do make value judgments about e-mail addresses. IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2011 Allow me this time to make a value judgment on the kinds of art being peddled on the blockchain on sites like Opensea. Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for value judgment
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Noun
  • In that assessment, the ODNI highlighted smuggling and drug cartels – and the fentanyl crisis in particular – as perhaps the top threat to U.S. security.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • Take back control of your brain with a proper assessment and plan.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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  • However, while consumers were more positive about current business conditions than last month, their appraisal of current job availability weakened for the fifth consecutive month.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
  • Centered on the author’s experience with an élite team of firefighters, this analysis of California’s wildfires entwines an account of the state’s 2021 fire season with an appraisal of its record of fire suppression.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Marine units pulled three people from the water while 19 others swam to shore on Hart Island before they were transported by Coast Guard, police and fire department units to nearby City Island to receive further medical evaluation at a hospital.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
  • The new parenting plan included a psychiatric evaluation for Travis Decker, mandatory mental health counseling, and a domestic violence evaluation, according to court documents.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • That gives the impression, in the stage production, that Clooney’s Murrow is going toe to toe with the real-life McCarthy.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
  • On social media, comments, shares and saves can be more impactful than impressions.
    Andrea Aker, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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  • The Cité du Court looks set to further this perception in a younger spectators.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • That message is likely to further erode public confidence in the income tax system and increase public perceptions that the wealthy don’t pay their fair share of taxes.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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  • The company also lifted its full-year earnings outlook, but maintained revenue estimates.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 June 2025
  • An estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill would cut $723 billion from federal Medicaid spending and reduce the number of insured people by 7.6 million.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 June 2025

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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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