as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
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Recent Examples of value judgment
Between the lines: Many online safety experts are careful not to make value judgments about how teenagers spend their time.
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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
The latter is ultimately a value judgment; military analysis alone cannot dictate where to draw the line.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
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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
The latter is ultimately a value judgment; military analysis alone cannot dictate where to draw the line.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for value judgment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value judgment
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Despite Cassian’s negative assessment, Luthen sets up an operation on Ghorman, sending Vel in, and adding Cinta to the mission on Vel’s insistence.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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And there were signs even before President Trump took office that his administration might seek to undermine the latest edition of the assessment.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
29 Apr. 2025
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Without a proper appraisal accounting for all assets, globally, and to all extent held creates a fundamental issue with potential undervaluation of the assets.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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For those whose property value remained the same, the appraisal district mailed a postcard on April 15th to that effect.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2025
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How to Deadhead Petunias to Boost Their Flower Power All Summer Long Developing Exceptional Petunias While Wave makes the growing, trialing, and distributing process for flower varieties look easy, there are countless steps and evaluations that go into producing each variety of Wave petunia.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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Other options include talking to your child’s school psychologist, seeing what services your state offers, or seeking out private evaluation services.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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Fried, everything the Yankees could have hoped for and more so far with Gerrit Cole sidelined, wasn’t the only newbie who continued to make a strong first impression on Friday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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When markets like Boston and New York are in play, in-market deliveries can account for nearly half of all the impressions that are credited to the national media partners.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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The possibility of an appeal to the Fifth Circuit has driven the perception that Texas courtrooms might offer Mr. Trump the best chance to win rulings that would allow his administration’s plan to scale up mass deportations to move forward.—
Mattathias Schwartz,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Through extensive investigation, Aaronson uncovers how the FBI’s narrative shaped public perception and obscured its own failures, leading to critical questions about institutional accountability and the politicization of memory.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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But in recent weeks, Musk dramatically lowered his taxpayer savings estimates from DOGE's government cuts, disagreed publicly with Trump's aggressive tariff policies and butted heads with multiple Trump officials, some publicly, revealing divisions within the White House over Musk's influence.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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According to estimates, some 180 square miles (470 square km) remains to be cleared.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Value judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value%20judgment. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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