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deemed

American

[deemd] / dimd /

adjective

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

the simple past tense and past participle of deem.

Etymology

Origin of deemed

deem ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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At the end of April, the group said they had reinstated a regional parliament, which had been deemed illegitimate.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Of the 55,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, around 17,500 are deemed low or intermediate risk.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Called Claude Fable 5, the large language model will mostly let users query Mythos, which the company previously deemed was too dangerous for general release.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The play comes in the wake of a broader debate surrounding Dahl's work, which was revised by his publisher in 2023 to remove terms deemed offensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

A luggage carrier strapped to the roof was piled high with trunks, suitcases, and whatever cargo Bull deemed necessary for the first few hours in their new house.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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