as in assesses
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
take a moment to appraise the current situation
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Recent Examples of appraises
The pastor appraises the image.
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Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
The appraisal district appraises the market value of residential, commercial and industrial property for tax purposes.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
The appraisal district appraises the market value of residential, commercial and industrial property for tax purposes.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraises
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In the clip below, a former Wagner mercenary assesses his work for the private army.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The discovery of the device prompted some evacuations of buildings in the area while the Bomb Squad assesses and removes the device.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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To resolve this issue, the team developed a criterion that estimates the overlap between the prepared input state and the true ground state using the energy and energy variance of the initial state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Tax Foundation estimates those tariffs added somewhere between $1,000 and $1,300 to the average American household’s annual costs.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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For anyone cooking in a smaller kitchen — or simply anyone who values easy cleanup — a lightweight plastic cutting board can be a more practical daily tool than a heavy wooden one.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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The price was hefty, but this was a position that new head coach Klint Kubiak values more than most.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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West pushed back on those concerns, saying the visits were part of routine fact-finding as the city evaluates its options.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Underlying all of it, Smetters argued, is an epistemic failure in how Washington evaluates fiscal policy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Appraises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraises. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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