1
as in admirations
a feeling of great approval and liking
my appreciation of her great contributions to women's sports
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2
as in understandings
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 appreciations
Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.
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Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciations
Noun
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Gelb said the broad crime rate decreases have made some criminologists question historic understandings of what drives trends in violent crime and how to battle it.—
Claudia Lauer,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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And as states started to abandon Common Core, school controversies began to focus less on standards and achievement than on competing understandings of America itself.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Four complaints were filed in regards to the lighting issue between July 2018 and December 2019.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2026
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Details are still coming together in regards to how Lionsgate will be celebrating the theatrical business at CinemaCon this year.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2026
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In 2024 research by Feigenson and his colleagues showed that an attorney’s description of a video could color jurors’ perceptions of the actual footage.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Jan. 2026
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With housing costs so central to voters’ perceptions about the economy, both parties have put forward proposals in recent weeks targeting affordability.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The platform’s design respects both the professional’s expertise and the patient’s needs, creating a dynamic where technology supports care rather than dictating it.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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In some respects, a person might choose to use music therapy on their own, though I am mainly focused in this discussion on music therapy that is part of an overarching therapeutic plan being overseen by a professional clinician.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Appreciations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciations. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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