as in appreciative
feeling or expressing gratitude
as the name of each contributor was announced, the audience responded with appreciatory applause
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciatory
Adjective
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The players are appreciative of her culinary creations, too.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026 -
Nobody is more appreciative than me.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cuyler couldn't be more thankful.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Personally, just so thankful to be able to be a part of this.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Atwood is grateful for her certification and is now envisioning brighter and better days.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In some sense, there’s a palpable disgust that this community has responded not by cowering, not by submitting, not by being grateful for this sort of armed invasion that is meant to stress everyone out, but by trying to foil it.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Appreciatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciatory. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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