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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 commission will review all comments, appraisals, and the state lands report, and make recommendations to the City Council on programs that should be considered.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The creditor doesn't have to get an appraisal, go through the notice of sale, go through the sale, and then go through the court's confirmation of the sale.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But like Spinner, Kathrani has no appraisal experience.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This sunny appraisal is not widely shared.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The creditor doesn't have to get an appraisal, go through the notice of sale, go through the sale, and then go through the court's confirmation of the sale.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
But like Spinner, Kathrani has no appraisal experience.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
This sunny appraisal is not widely shared.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
Noun
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Ritter later offered a blunt assessment of the competing cases presented to jurors.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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The recent fire heavily damaged the structure, and a structural assessment found that what remains is not salvageable, DPR explained.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The court was briefly recessed, and the judge ordered a medical evaluation after Pino appeared distressed and began breathing heavily.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The kitten was later transferred to Cedar County League for Animal Welfare in Tipton, Iowa, for further evaluation for internal and external injuries.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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The estimate is countywide, according to officials.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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The sell-off was prompted in part by a Wednesday earnings report from chipmaker Broadcom , which held revenue estimates from artificial intelligence steady instead of raising them.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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In my estimation, both are absent in Comey’s case.—
Wayne Unger,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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In Levinson’s estimation, that modern portrait should feel pretty funny.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Cisco’s stock is up more than 55% so far this year, lifting its valuation close to $500 billion as demand from AI hyperscalers takes its revenues to new records.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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In private markets, Anthropic leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley, closing in on a $1 trillion valuation in its latest funding round as more LLM companies look to go public this year.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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