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  • past participle of deem.
  • past tense form of deem.
Synonyms

deemed

American  
[deemd] / dimd /

adjective

  1. assumed or judged.

    No one ships cars here from the United States—it would cost you 85% duty on the deemed value of the car!


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Etymology

Origin of deemed

deem ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )


Example Sentences

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Despite LIV securing a possible $300m in financing from BC Partners Credit to try and move forward with 'LIV 2.0', Rahm has deemed the proposed terms are "unacceptable".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

There was something invigorating watching a band deemed too evil and provocative for a country tour who got an even bigger offer to spit fake blood in each other’s mouths on stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The company disclosed that 69% of its Medicare Advantage members are in health plans deemed high quality by the government, a percentage that it described as “in line with expectations.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Since the pandemic, far fewer PIP recipients have been reassessed and deemed healthy again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

He would be told that, if he pleads guilty to a felony, he will be deemed “unfit” for jury service and automatically excluded from juries for the rest of his life.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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