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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
With a bridge loan, an appraisal is done on both the replacement property (home being purchased) and the departing residence.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
There are recurring themes in appraisals of Rosenior and prominent among them is his work developing young players.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Their job is to apply state law to their appraisals of real and business properties.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
This tells the seller that even if appraisal comes in low, the deal won’t fall apart over a reasonable gap.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
There are recurring themes in appraisals of Rosenior and prominent among them is his work developing young players.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Their job is to apply state law to their appraisals of real and business properties.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
This tells the seller that even if appraisal comes in low, the deal won’t fall apart over a reasonable gap.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
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Based on that estimate, the board persuaded members to approve an $18,750 assessment per person.—
Chase Jordan
January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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That’s the highest assessment level available through criteria like teacher-child interactions and program management.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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And there’s never been a more important time for that evaluation than the offseason Mahomes will spend rehabbing from a season-ending knee surgery.—
Sam McDowell
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Of course, vaccine evaluation and monitoring should be constant, particularly for those administered to children, to ensure safety and efficacy.—
Jerome Adams,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Based on that estimate, the board persuaded members to approve an $18,750 assessment per person.—
Chase Jordan
January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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The free bus plan, which Mamdani’s team estimates would cost about $800 million annually, is contingent on state action and funding.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Clayton and Josephson are influencers, after all, and the anxiety of the fawner—of feeling unreal, of collapsing into the world’s estimation of you, of mining something deep and internal for the consumption of others—is also the anxiety of social media.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Somehow, this value has increased to $73,626, according to sales database CardLadder’s current estimation formula.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Alphabet joins $4 trillion club Google’s parent company hit a $4 trillion market valuation on Monday after Apple picked Google’s Gemini to power its AI products.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Barclays downgrades Snowflake to equal weight from overweight The firm downgraded the stock mainly on valuation.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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