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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs
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as in to admire
to think very highly or favorably of
many great artists and musicians have not been appreciated in their own lifetimes
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as in to love
to hold dear
I appreciate my parents more than I can express
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as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the value of that antique should appreciate over time
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Recent Examples of appreciate
This is the first Olympics with NHL players in a dozen years and Jagr appreciated that.
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CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Jackson, of course, got up in people’s faces, and there were some who did not appreciate his work.
—The Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Nearly a quarter of millionaires have no estate planning documents—your family will appreciate not being part of that statistic.
—Joanna Rotenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Seniors will also appreciate the reasonable prices and steep discounts at this Canadian resort.
—Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Jackson, of course, got up in people’s faces, and there were some who did not appreciate his work.
—The Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
Nearly a quarter of millionaires have no estate planning documents—your family will appreciate not being part of that statistic.
—Joanna Rotenberg, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Seniors will also appreciate the reasonable prices and steep discounts at this Canadian resort.
—Roger Sands, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciate
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Senate faculty want to understand how the administration will balance the budget in ways that preserve the academic mission.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some people didn’t understand how someone like Van Der Beek didn’t leave his family enough money, even though the actor had spoken openly about his money struggles due to cancer treatments.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Feb. 2026
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Danny Schmitt of Batavia admired the artist’s work on Saturday.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Jefferson is also a great place to go antiquing, check out quirky museums, admire beautiful historic homes, and relax with a drink at your hotel—just keep an eye out for ghosts on the stairwell.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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At Neuras Wine and Wildlife Estate, on the edge of the Namib Desert, grapes are grown under netting to keep off hungry baboons, meaning there’s plenty for us tipple-loving primates to enjoy.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Those who prefer taking their supplements in liquid form to avoid swallowing pills will love that this comes in two refreshing flavors—lemon mint and cacao mint.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, Ukraine’s birth rate is collapsing, with increasing number of people struggling with fertility or putting off the decision to have children.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Climate mandates The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance, like Eversource, says state climate mandates and policies are the main driver behind increasing utility bills in the Bay State, specifically naming the NetZero by 2050 climate mandate.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The group also used signals from what's known as an avalanche beacon, which allows skiers to send radio signals so they can be tracked by first responders.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our Local Group — like all galaxy groups and galaxy clusters — will experience this, eventually creating a super-galaxy known as Milkdromeda.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the legal representatives also urged Orlins to respect other contestants, and implied that her political posts were harming other contestants.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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And electors in any country in the world make their choices, and those choices have to be respected.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Pitchbook’s Zabelin said the company is valued at more than $10 billion, adding that Mercor and its competitors’ high values show investors think services like human feedback and expert testing of AI models are becoming a permanent and essential part of how AI systems are built and improved.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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With this operation, the brand is now valued at 11 billion euros.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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After finishing third in the short program, Liu rose to the top of the medal podium while skating freely, ebulliently, inured to any pressure, performing with technical precision and bright artistry.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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At some point, likely within the next two billion years, those temperatures will rise so high that our oceans will boil away; shortly after that, it’s expected that life on our planet will go completely extinct.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Appreciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciate. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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