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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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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And please send my regards to Satan.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rupp’s slick multimedia work speaks to both technology and societal perceptions of aging women.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Paranoia’s impulsiveness, fixation, and self consciousness are mirrored in romance as a desire to be perceived in a particular way by a specific audience, a curiosity to uncover something deeper and more vital, and the desire to disappear into a world safe from outside perceptions.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each Participant also acknowledges that many ideas or stories may be competitive with, similar or identical to the Submission and/or each other in theme, idea, format or other respects.—
Time,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Sheriff and numerous law enforcement officers from various agencies gathered at both HCA Kendall Hospital and the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office to pay their respects that night.—
Lauren Pastrana,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Appreciations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciations. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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