as in expensive
commanding a large price
an extremely valuable diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of valuable
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Community is so valuable to him, imagine having his own family.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 26 May 2025
Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Anti-theft Portable Safe to keep your valuables protected for enhanced peace of mind at 30 percent off.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
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Adjective
McCormack said that the new method of determining tooth zinc isotope ratios has once proven to be a valuable instrument for paleoecological reconstructions.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Community is so valuable to him, imagine having his own family.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 26 May 2025
Noun
Remember, most airline contracts of carriage — the legal agreements between you and the airline — specifically exclude responsibility for valuables such as electronics and jewelry.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Anti-theft Portable Safe to keep your valuables protected for enhanced peace of mind at 30 percent off.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuable
Adjective
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Funding Litigation Through Philanthropy Legal advocacy is expensive.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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In a video shared to TikTok on May 19, content creator Mister Lewis visits the restaurant and asks what the most expensive cocktail is.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Earlier this spring, the park shared another ancient find while excavating a Catholic church on its premises: the head of an ancient deity.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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Keep scrolling to check out affordable finds from Amazon’s outlet this holiday weekend.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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His slow start could have been costly – first impressions go a long way with awards voters.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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While iPhones have always been costly, experts agree a new tariff environment and pressure from President Donald Trump to make them in the U.S. are likely to drive their prices higher.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The moment carved into stone what investors had been writing down in pencil: All this investment into AI computing power was going to create a windfall for Nvidia, whose cutting-edge graphics processing units, or GPUs, were used to train ChatGPT.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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But the prospect of a financial windfall has revived Trump’s interest, while conservatives believe that government control, prompted by the 2008 financial crisis, should never have lasted 17 years.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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The precious moment a boy with cerebral palsy managed to blow out his own birthday candle has gone viral online.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Commodity Funds: 19 Best Buys These are the most cost-efficient funds holding either commodity futures or precious metals.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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While half a dozen of the most popular parks now require reservations just to get in, and others are plagued by bumper-to-bumper traffic between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there are still a handful of natural treasures that haven’t (yet) been discovered by the masses.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Of course, Grandma’s garden was always hiding more treasures.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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These premium packages lack ads and offer unlimited skips per hour.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2025
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It’s made in Portugal, and the linen itself is woven from premium flax sourced from Belgium and France.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
Noun
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TikTok considers adidas’ Taekwondo offering a godsend, with millions of dedicated posts corroborating its status as the new Samba.—
Olivia Cigliano,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
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There are current bills before the California Legislature that, if passed, would be a godsend and reverse a lot of the production decisions based on money.—
Bill Mechanic,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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“Valuable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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