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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
One of the biggest challenges facing the property tax process in Cook County is that the board and the assessor are using two different appraisal methods.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Continue working towards home appraisals taking place every 5 years v. 1 year, with a low capped percentage rate.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The last appraisal happened in 2020 and the most recent survey conducted was last year, according to a spokesperson with the state’s Department of Agriculture.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
The county’s appraisal district valued the home at nearly $467,000 for tax purposes.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Continue working towards home appraisals taking place every 5 years v. 1 year, with a low capped percentage rate.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The last appraisal happened in 2020 and the most recent survey conducted was last year, according to a spokesperson with the state’s Department of Agriculture.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
The county’s appraisal district valued the home at nearly $467,000 for tax purposes.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
Noun
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Complicating any assessment of the incident is the lack of images of bomb fragments from the blast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Their assessment places the probability below 50 percent.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Wednesday marks the third week of the team’s approximate three-week re-evaluation timeline for Franz Wagner, who continues to manage a left high ankle sprain that’s kept him off the court for a total 34 games this season.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Treatment recommendations grow from discussion and shared evaluation, guided by ethical considerations and individualized needs.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the raw numbers, the county calculated deaths per 100,000 using an average of the 2024 and 2025 estimates from the annual point-in-time count conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Based on those figures, a facility holding up to 10,000 detainees could cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually to operate, according to estimates shared at the event.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gerwitz Little said Socure does not sell verification data and that in lightweight age-estimation scenarios, where platforms use quick facial analysis or other signals rather than government documentation, the company may store little or no information.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Shutting in a field without advanced computational modeling and parameter estimation is an act of economic self-destruction.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The deal got done at a $250 million post-money valuation, and as of February, Apptronik is valued at more than $5 billion.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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But with semiconductor earnings still strong and valuations stabilizing, other market watchers believe the underlying fundamentals of South Korea's equity market remain intact, particularly in the semiconductor sector that dominates the index.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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