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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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The board uses statewide assessments, English proficiency, attendance, special education metrics, and graduation rates and progress to determine a school's performance.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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General Motors and Ford, which had forecast billions in annual costs, have each reduced those assessments.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Poor evaluations can jeopardize promotions and hiring prospects.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the context of the shocking cutbacks in EPA staff, especially scientists able to conduct independent evaluations of toxic chemicals, the public can no longer be confident that chemical safety is supervised effectively by government.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Preliminary estimates indicate that the interstellar comet is 3 billion to 11 billion years old, according to a study coauthored by Seligman and Aster Taylor, a doctoral student and Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow at the University of Michigan, in August.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Magnificent Seven members Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms all beat Wall Street's expectations yesterday, exceeding estimates for earnings per share and revenue while talking up expansion plans.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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But contrary to often dominant perceptions, many were women and nonbinary.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, liberals had lower purchase intentions for Tesla vehicles than for other EVs, with lower purchase intentions associated with negative perceptions of the Tesla CEO.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The potential range of spread projected by the CDC covers more of the United States; however, some of the states in its most recent estimations have not confirmed the presence of Aedes aegypti.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
29 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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Firms that had stayed disciplined during the post-pandemic liquidity rush — holding back from inflated valuations and cheap leverage — are the ones outperforming, according to Bae.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Stocks fell Tuesday after Wall Street sounded the alarm about a market selloff amid growing concerns over inflated tech valuations.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Appraisals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisals. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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