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as in appraisal
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
my valuation of your musical talent has nothing to do with our friendship
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as in value
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
the final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn
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as in importance
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
the low valuation that society places on knowledge for the sake of knowledge
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Recent Examples of valuation
His practice spans everyday valuation needs to complex, high-stakes assignments, earning trust across a broad spectrum of private and institutional clients.
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
While investment bankers and tax advisors concentrate on valuation and efficiency, asset protection counsel works quietly to align the transaction mechanics with long-term protection goals.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Broadcom had seen its valuation surge in recent years, helped by deals to make custom AI chips for companies like OpenAI and Anthropic PBC.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Creating even one simple folder now with the date-of-death valuation, appraisal and sale receipts will save you both time and stress in the future.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
While investment bankers and tax advisors concentrate on valuation and efficiency, asset protection counsel works quietly to align the transaction mechanics with long-term protection goals.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Broadcom had seen its valuation surge in recent years, helped by deals to make custom AI chips for companies like OpenAI and Anthropic PBC.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Creating even one simple folder now with the date-of-death valuation, appraisal and sale receipts will save you both time and stress in the future.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
Noun
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But critics have questioned why the lease extension bypassed the council’s Economic Development Committee, and why no appraisal was done of the 124 acres the zoo controls in northwestern Balboa Park.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI’s models, fed with Better’s mortgage data, save time by simultaneously running parallel workflows on dozens of checkpoints, including appraisals, title reports, income, credit reports and other metrics, Garg said.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Certain purchases will support your values more than others at the moment.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Build steady value with consistent attention.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Complicating any assessment of the incident is the lack of images of bomb fragments from the blast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Their assessment places the probability below 50 percent.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Black Mountain has successfully petitioned the city of Fort Worth to rezone more than 430 acres of land for its AI data center, with another roughly 80 acres’ worth of land headed to Zoning Commission and the City Council later this year after council members pumped the brakes.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Billions of dollars’ worth of state-of-the-art military equipment was now in the hands of the Taliban, which suddenly found itself in possession of a sophisticated air force, advanced weaponry and Black Hawk helicopters.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the raw numbers, the county calculated deaths per 100,000 using an average of the 2024 and 2025 estimates from the annual point-in-time count conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Based on those figures, a facility holding up to 10,000 detainees could cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually to operate, according to estimates shared at the event.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The war continued to escalate on its 13th day as oil prices spiraled up again to $100 per barrel, and stocks sank worldwide over fears that the conflict could drag on longer than hoped.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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But according to the California Energy Commission, only about 6% of the price of retail gasoline in the state is attributable to the cap-and-invest program, while nearly 37% comes from the cost of crude oil.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wednesday marks the third week of the team’s approximate three-week re-evaluation timeline for Franz Wagner, who continues to manage a left high ankle sprain that’s kept him off the court for a total 34 games this season.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Treatment recommendations grow from discussion and shared evaluation, guided by ethical considerations and individualized needs.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gerwitz Little said Socure does not sell verification data and that in lightweight age-estimation scenarios, where platforms use quick facial analysis or other signals rather than government documentation, the company may store little or no information.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Shutting in a field without advanced computational modeling and parameter estimation is an act of economic self-destruction.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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