as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment
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Recent Examples of valuate
In 2024, the Dolphins alone were valuated at more than $7.5 billion.
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Valuing the effort that went into it, valuating the resources and the time and the energy.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
Convertible notes give investors a chance to secure proportionally more stock — and thus company voting rights — per dollar than those who invest after the company is valuated.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
The university told athletics employees in March 2023 that the firm, which specializes in cases of discrimination and harassment, merely was valuating the department’s culture ahead of its move to the Big Ten Conference.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In contrast, valuating models in terms of business metrics hinges on incorporating business factors.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
This program is being valuated by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, according to the project manager.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023
That approach makes sense, temporarily anyway, in the current era of rookie contracts that are valuated and slotted off the NFL draft order.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Valuing the effort that went into it, valuating the resources and the time and the energy.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
Convertible notes give investors a chance to secure proportionally more stock — and thus company voting rights — per dollar than those who invest after the company is valuated.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
The university told athletics employees in March 2023 that the firm, which specializes in cases of discrimination and harassment, merely was valuating the department’s culture ahead of its move to the Big Ten Conference.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
In contrast, valuating models in terms of business metrics hinges on incorporating business factors.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
This program is being valuated by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, according to the project manager.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023
That approach makes sense, temporarily anyway, in the current era of rookie contracts that are valuated and slotted off the NFL draft order.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuate
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One of those studies estimated that the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma increases by 41% for those in the highest exposure categories.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Urban Institute estimates the final tally will approach 5 million people who drop ACA coverage and go uninsured.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Paramount’s latest offer enhanced its earlier $30-a-share bid, valued at $108 billion, said a person familiar with the process who was not authorized to comment publicly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Adobe's market capitalization stood at $101 billion on Monday, while Canva said in August that it had been valued at $42 billion in a secondary share sale, before the recent plunge in software stocks.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press have shown activity at two of those sites, suggesting Iran is trying to assess and potentially recover material there.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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John Roberts More tech —Pentagon asks Boeing and Lockheed to assess their Claude use.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Now, imagine what happens to the nervous system of an Olympic skater or skier trying to land on the edge of a blade or stay upright on two thin planks, with one chance every four years to win gold medals, in front of more than 25 million sets of appraising eyes.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
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The city has recently completed construction on three homes that were appraised at $380,000 and are expected to be sold in the coming months, and five more homes are due to be completed in April or May.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some of the more common uses of roadkill in the papers Beckmann evaluated were to help scientists simply figure out exactly what animals were present in an area, evaluate the presence of disease among wildlife or study animal anatomy.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement The program will then test whether novel compounds designed specifically to target aging biology can be evaluated the same way.—
Andrew S. Brack,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Valuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuate. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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