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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
Save copies of receipts, appraisals, or purchase records.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
April 1 is the deadline for your local chief appraiser to send appraisals for single-family homes, and thus when the clock starts on examining whether your home was appraised fairly and planning for what the year’s tax bill will be.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Musiel also regularly performs litigation and eminent domain appraisals, providing expert witness testimony to ensure properties are taxed correctly and landowners receive full market value compensation.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
City officials stressed that appraisals are done when a tenant is going to pay rent or buy a city property, but that the zoo is doing neither.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
OpenAI’s models, fed with Better’s mortgage data, save time by simultaneously running parallel workflows on dozens of checkpoints, including appraisals, title reports, income, credit reports and other metrics, Garg said.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The Republican governor is running for a record fourth term and vowing to overhaul the state's property tax system, from capping local spending and home appraisals to eliminating school taxes for homeowners.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s because this number sets the baseline for future appraisals.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Fans will receive free verbal appraisals of up to two collectible items from experts with the country’s top auction houses and independent dealers.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
April 1 is the deadline for your local chief appraiser to send appraisals for single-family homes, and thus when the clock starts on examining whether your home was appraised fairly and planning for what the year’s tax bill will be.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Musiel also regularly performs litigation and eminent domain appraisals, providing expert witness testimony to ensure properties are taxed correctly and landowners receive full market value compensation.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
City officials stressed that appraisals are done when a tenant is going to pay rent or buy a city property, but that the zoo is doing neither.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
OpenAI’s models, fed with Better’s mortgage data, save time by simultaneously running parallel workflows on dozens of checkpoints, including appraisals, title reports, income, credit reports and other metrics, Garg said.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The Republican governor is running for a record fourth term and vowing to overhaul the state's property tax system, from capping local spending and home appraisals to eliminating school taxes for homeowners.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
That’s because this number sets the baseline for future appraisals.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Fans will receive free verbal appraisals of up to two collectible items from experts with the country’s top auction houses and independent dealers.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisals
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Republican leaders also want to reshape certain aspects of public education, like how many days students are required to be in school, who is allowed to teach core curriculum and when students take statewide assessments.—
Alexia Aston,
Oklahoman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Depending on how long a potential strike lasted, important state testing could be disrupted, as could student plans to take college-admissions assessments, such as the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The series, which includes evaluations on nearly 500 prospects, runs from March 9 to April 8.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Its model evaluations often rely on a similar test called SimpleQA Verified, which uses a smaller set of questions that have been more thoroughly vetted.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Tools like the Sydney Health app bring benefits, in-network providers, cost estimates, and care navigation together in one place.—
Anthem Blue Cross California,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Analyses have found that, like any observational study design, there are potential biases, but it’s generally considered to produce reliable estimates when those biases are controlled.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Residents have positive perceptions about Mamdani A majority of adults, at 55%, have either a very favorable or somewhat favorable view, and 33% have either a somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Decades of shared experience in a place where scientific uncertainty runs deep has galvanized local perceptions.—
Magdalena Stawkowski,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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Given budget estimations don't include costly marketing and promotional expenses, the film still has a long way to go before passing into the black.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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The 15% conundrum However, the CBO said that these estimations sat outside of the announcement that the president subsequently made about global tariff levels.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last summer, Platte County officials spent weeks in negotiations with the Missouri State Tax Commission after the state called out the county for undervaluing its properties and ordered a 15% increase to residential property valuations across the board.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Investors should consider opportunities in derisked AI businesses where valuations align with long-term underwriting assumptions.—
Matt Witheiler,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Appraisals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisals. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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