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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
Such an appraisal is the rule, where Bingham’s influence is concerned.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
The plan froze property values for two years after the 2024 appraisal was done, meaning if the property value goes up or down based on the economic climate, the property’s value won’t actually change until the next appraisal is done in 2027.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Major auction houses periodically offer free appraisal days.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Such an appraisal is the rule, where Bingham’s influence is concerned.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
The plan froze property values for two years after the 2024 appraisal was done, meaning if the property value goes up or down based on the economic climate, the property’s value won’t actually change until the next appraisal is done in 2027.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
Major auction houses periodically offer free appraisal days.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
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After initial theoretical assessments and successful laboratory trials, AEON underwent its first test deployment at the BMW Group Plant Leipzig in December 2025.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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But that April special session has been canceled, and the assessment will now happen during the commission’s regular annual meeting in November.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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In politics, evaluation usually rests on messaging and election results that often have little to do with day-to-day legislating.—
Matt Wing,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Without structured evaluation frameworks or proper training, interviews can quickly drift toward subjective—and potentially biased—judgements.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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In a sign that the dinosaur fossil market remains strong, a rare young dinosaur skeleton blew past its $4 million to $6 million Sotheby’s preauction estimate in July and ended up fetching more than $30 million in a bidding frenzy, including fees and costs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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By his estimate, as much as 16% of all sun-size stars in our galaxy could have formed this way.—
James Dinneen,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Mar. 2026
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Olivo, Torres and his three children are, by one federal government agency’s estimation, as well as their own, homeless.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Again, these are rough estimations.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
25 Feb. 2026
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The company reached a $380 billion valuation earlier this month.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, has a bill moving through the Legislature that would use the eight-year market average, throwing out the high and low numbers, to set taxable values for individual properties with a goal of moderating spikes in valuations and taxes.—
Meghan O'Brien,
States Newsroom,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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