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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
An appraisal and title search must be completed before the underwriting process.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
In their announcement, Syracuse cited a Goldman Sachs appraisal that has the creator economy approaching $500 billion by 2027.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Consumers’ assessment of business conditions was much less positive than in recent months, while their appraisal of current job availability fell for the ninth straight month to reach a new multiyear low.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The city, at the behest of then-mayoral adviser Jay Goldstone, commissioned an appraisal from Colliers International for all of Horton’s office space, or what’s been described in public records as around 650,000 square feet of space.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
In their announcement, Syracuse cited a Goldman Sachs appraisal that has the creator economy approaching $500 billion by 2027.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Consumers’ assessment of business conditions was much less positive than in recent months, while their appraisal of current job availability fell for the ninth straight month to reach a new multiyear low.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The city, at the behest of then-mayoral adviser Jay Goldstone, commissioned an appraisal from Colliers International for all of Horton’s office space, or what’s been described in public records as around 650,000 square feet of space.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
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Representatives from the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, county Behavioral Health Services and the court crafted San Diego’s approach, creating a process for a defendant to move from arrest to arraignment to assessment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In response to that legislation, De Anza developed new assessment practices, curriculum and other services that support students in completing those college-level courses.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The governor’s announcement came amid an evaluation by the state’s Department of Government Efficiency of Florida universities’ spending and policies.—
Lucy Marques,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kodiak Driver's autonomous truck safety evaluation results Kodiak's VERA Score of 98 matched the highest rating among all fleets evaluated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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In his speech, Van Zile cited an estimate that 60,000 gambling machines are operating in taverns across the state, resulting in millions of dollars in uncollected taxes.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Central, South, and Southeast Asia lost as much as 11% of their 2019 GDP owing to exposure to fine particulate matter, according to World Bank estimates.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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In my estimation, this comes down to the time spent researching, as ChatGPT conducts research for much longer.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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Well, at least that’s Noel’s estimation.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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While the Hong Kong listing should enhance the company’s liquidity and visibility, Zephirin added that a valuation re-rating is unlikely without meaningful gains in capital efficiency or strategy execution.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, with its valuation today being closer to $550 billion, YouTube has grown some 333x (unadjusted for inflation).—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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