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as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
gave us a positive appraisal of his artistic talents
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as in evaluation
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
the appraisal of the house's value took place yesterday
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Recent Examples of appraisal
The reimbursement, coupled with the $3 million purchase price, puts the county close to the $5 million appraisal.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The mortgage process includes origination, application and underwriting fees, as well as charges for appraisals, title insurance, attorneys and other closing costs.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
In December, 2019, two months after Drahi bought the auction house, a confidential appraisal by Sotheby’s for insurance purposes valued forty-eight works at a total of a hundred and eighty million dollars.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Additionally, there have been reports of unjust home appraisals affecting our community.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The mortgage process includes origination, application and underwriting fees, as well as charges for appraisals, title insurance, attorneys and other closing costs.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
In December, 2019, two months after Drahi bought the auction house, a confidential appraisal by Sotheby’s for insurance purposes valued forty-eight works at a total of a hundred and eighty million dollars.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Additionally, there have been reports of unjust home appraisals affecting our community.
—Ronny Maye, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
Noun
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The deal, brokered after a standoff between state and county officials resulting from a disagreement over whether to raise assessments this year, means homeowners will see a nearly 7% increase above their 2024 property valuation.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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As large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 exploded onto the scene, students and teaching assistants alike began questioning whether assessments ought to be handled differently.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our comprehensive ranking methodology unfolds through four distinct phases of rigorous evaluation.—
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The sale far surpassed the sale estimate, which predicted the item would go for between $8,000 and $16,000.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Citi cut its 2026 sales estimate for Nvidia by $12 billion and, in turn, its price target on the stock, directly citing Broadcom's comments last week about rising demand for its custom AI chip services.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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There is not yet an estimation of how much money will be paid out.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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All factor into Chelsea’s estimations as outsiders for the title.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The round more than doubled Mistral AI’s valuation from the previous year.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even a partial reversion to historical valuation multiples implies meaningful upside.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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