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as in assessments
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 evaluations
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 appraisals
During the shah’s reign, filmmakers wrapped their civic appraisals in allegory, like Dariush Mehrjui’s 1969 Iranian New Wave classic, The Cow, about how a cow’s death spins its owner into unhinged chaos.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.
—Asia Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The vote comes after initial concerns that changes to property appraisals by the Tarrant Appraisal District would reduce city revenues leading to either budget cuts or tax increases.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Investors reportedly were not shown glowing appraisals of the buildings.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
These really are not medical appraisals.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
But for high-value artwork, jewelry and the like, appraisals matter.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Waterman said two appraisals can differ because appraisers use different methods, choose different comparable properties and apply their own professional judgment, all of which introduce variability.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Yes, that’s too low, as appraisals often are, especially for people hoping to keep taxes low.
—Asia Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
The vote comes after initial concerns that changes to property appraisals by the Tarrant Appraisal District would reduce city revenues leading to either budget cuts or tax increases.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2025
Investors reportedly were not shown glowing appraisals of the buildings.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
These really are not medical appraisals.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
But for high-value artwork, jewelry and the like, appraisals matter.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Waterman said two appraisals can differ because appraisers use different methods, choose different comparable properties and apply their own professional judgment, all of which introduce variability.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisals
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That’s largely consistent with assessments of the economy over the past year.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Shortly before his death, Maka began having brief seizures, so the team began scheduling comprehensive evaluations.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Participants must also agree to participate in Reparation Generation's evaluations for two years after enrolling.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of billions of these interlocking plastic bricks have been made since then—estimates range from 50 to 80 pieces for every single person on Earth.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Suicide attempts were higher than estimates for cisgender heterosexual peers.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The activist Aralikar believes that creating opportunities for female success is the key to shifting perceptions.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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For executives rallying employees around strategy or transformation, understanding these perceptions is critical.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Wall Street is coming up with its own estimations for what’s going on in the economy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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And to capture the nuances of the Earth system, Stevens advocates cutting out as many estimations as possible and attempting to use physics all the way down.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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After intervention from the Missouri State Tax Commission, the county capped all increases to residential property valuations at 15% this year, but no similar limits were set for businesses.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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With valuations sky high for artificial intelligence stocks, investors may want to start thinking of a backup plan, according to Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Appraisals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisals. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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