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as in considering
to think of in a particular way
I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time
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as in admiring
to think very highly or favorably of
although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced
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3
as in believing
to have as an opinion
I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esteeming
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Dave Parker, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, said interstates and highways were in pretty good shape overall considering the amount of sleet and snow.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Retain clients who were considering leaving?—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The group received admiring press, and was funded by Congress and various philanthropies; the budget at Dare headquarters eventually approached twenty-five million dollars a year.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Along with admiring the fountain's grandeur, many who visit the fountain to toss a coin into the water with their right hand over their left shoulder.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Zverev exploded in anger believing that Alcaraz was suffering only from cramp, and so should not have received a full timeout.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Polling at the end of his first year back in the White House showed a strong majority of independents believing the country was worse off, with the economy driving the unhappiness.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Kennedy cousin formerly at the center of the notorious case involving the death of Martha Moxley, the daughter of an affluent Connecticut family, has broken his silence to reveal new loose ends and theories regarding the decades-long mystery.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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When the media are corrupted and play with the truth regarding political and ideological agendas, democracy dies.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Maybe even in the long term there will be a health cost for respecting parental choice.—
Peter M. Sandman,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tito sees it as a matter of respecting time.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Lewis acknowledged after a 3-9 finish in 2024 that thinking about the collective needs to be emphasized more than ever in this age of transfer portal comings and goings.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Glasgow smile could have been used to send a message to anybody who was thinking of ratting them out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after the post was made, activists in the predominantly Hispanic community quickly began sharing the post and calling for action to be taken against the teacher, who Fox News Digital is not naming due to safety concerns.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Giants also switched back and forth between Daboll and offensive coordinator Mike Kafka calling plays at various points.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jones’ character is also caring for a dying mother, looking bitterly at all that is fleeting in life without appreciating the future being built before her.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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Our modernization efforts were less about changing the experience and more about removing inhibitors from appreciating it in a modern context.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Esteeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esteeming. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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