1
as in admiration
a feeling of great approval and liking
my appreciation of her great contributions to women's sports
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2
as in gratitude
acknowledgment of having received something good from another
if you can do that, you'll have our heartfelt appreciation
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as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a course intended to give students an appreciation of abstract art
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Recent Examples of appreciation
Meanwhile, home-price appreciation slowed to only 5% over the last four years from 47% in 2018-22.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
With that appreciation comes a lesson in compassion through adaptive sports.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In the years since the film grew a cult following and a new appreciation for its style and tone, and felt like the perfect property to reinvent for the modern audience.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Real estate investments are often viewed primarily through the lens of returns, appreciation and portfolio growth.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
With that appreciation comes a lesson in compassion through adaptive sports.
—Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In the years since the film grew a cult following and a new appreciation for its style and tone, and felt like the perfect property to reinvent for the modern audience.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 May 2026
Real estate investments are often viewed primarily through the lens of returns, appreciation and portfolio growth.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for appreciation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciation
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Probably a mixture of disgust for the resource mining and admiration for the use of collective action.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Dutch lawmakers had urged the government to bar the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, citing his past remarks and expressions of admiration for Nazism and Adolf Hitler.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Studies show that people who regularly practice gratitude report greater well-being, optimism and life satisfaction.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Alongside the grief and shame was an unexpected sense of gratitude, even wonder, at the possibility of beginning again.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said today that Washington and Tehran are still in contact but a memorandum of understanding between the two nations has not yet been finalized.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Also flying is the Lunar Trailblazer, a mission selected under NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, a small satellite designed to provide an understanding of the form, abundance, and distribution of water on the moon, as well as the lunar water cycle.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Empathy, care, respect, and inclusion have to become part of leadership evaluation and everyday expectations.—
Teresa Hopke,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Oak Cliff community is continuing to pay respects to the victims who died in an apartment explosion last week.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Vietnam’s humanoid leap Dyno is an intelligent humanoid robot built to combine advanced artificial intelligence, environmental perception, and dexterous manipulation in a single platform.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Beckham is charismatic and generally more thoughtful than the perception created by the impulsive or immature decisions that create headlines.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Jukebox musicals are notorious for shoe-horning in beloved songs without regard for storytelling integrity.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The past two years have been a bit of a roller coaster particularly with regard to the new administration and more broadly the current state of the world.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Appreciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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