apprized

verb

past tense of apprize
as in respected

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  1. respected
  2. admired
  3. esteemed
  4. regarded
  5. relished
  6. enjoyed
  7. revered
  8. fancied
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  • Burke says the interim boss at CPD, Fred Waller, is known and respected, but who leads long-term at 35th and Michigan remains unclear.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • For much of her adult life, poet Mary Oliver pursued her métier in relative obscurity, publishing well respected if modestly selling volumes of her work.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of respected
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  • There are literally hundreds more movie retro theaters and drive-ins to be admired in her book.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
  • But Finch had long admired Ball’s skill set and ingenuity, and Clifford called unsolicited to vouch for a player who has been criticized throughout his career as unserious, all style over substance.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of admired
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  • Both companies have long been esteemed for their practices in ethical aquaculture.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • In Britain between the 1940s and the 1980s, university professors, especially those from Oxford and Cambridge, were esteemed not merely for their specialist knowledge or pedagogical value but for their wider contribution to civic life.
    — Tim Bouverie, Air Mail, 30 May 2026
Definition of esteemed
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  • Even Advanced Placement examinations—formerly regarded as one of the strongest objective measures available—have become part of this debate.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Despite primarily playing club football for Bayer Leverkusen at centre-back, Quansah is regarded as a right-back option by Tuchel.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of regarded
Verb
  • That is why the long weekends are relished with a passion that can look almost comic from the outside.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Brooks also relished his role as a class clown, terrorizing his teachers and leaving his friends gasping with laughter.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of relished
Verb
  • Canha enjoyed his time on the show but said cooking under a time constraint proved to be about as difficult as hitting a 100 mph fastball.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
  • Last year, the club ripped off 10 straight games entering the break and enjoyed notable surges the prior seasons as well.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of enjoyed
Verb
  • Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reviled by some and revered by others, is set to be laid to rest after a sprawling multiday funeral ceremony planned as both a religious and a political spectacle.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike many coming-of-age series, Eva (played by June Diane Raphael) is revered by her daughter.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 3 July 2026
Definition of revered
Verb
  • Based on projections, Iran is still fancied to progress but if Algeria-Austria is a draw in Group J, a result that sends both through, DR Congo beats Uzbekistan and Croatia gets at least a point against Ghana, then the Iranians are out.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of fancied
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