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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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
This milestone overtakes rival OpenAI’s valuation.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Anthropic — founded on the premise that the most powerful AI systems could also be the safest, a proposition the field had largely dismissed — confirmed a $380 billion valuation in early 2026, with a new funding round under discussion that would push it toward $900 billion.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Last week, defense-tech startup Anduril announced a $5 billion Series H at a $61 billion valuation.
—Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The new funding brings Radar’s valuation to $1 billion, according to the company.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Anthropic — founded on the premise that the most powerful AI systems could also be the safest, a proposition the field had largely dismissed — confirmed a $380 billion valuation in early 2026, with a new funding round under discussion that would push it toward $900 billion.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Last week, defense-tech startup Anduril announced a $5 billion Series H at a $61 billion valuation.
—Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
The new funding brings Radar’s valuation to $1 billion, according to the company.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
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The company creates custom rings with diamonds, and guides customers through the entire shopping journey from initial conversations with gemologists, to the appraisals, down to the shipping.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
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In the future, the state commission also suggested that the city continue to use independent appraisals, which should be updated to set mooring permit rental rates.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Winger and Dawkins arrived in 2023, and one of the underlying principles of their plan was, and remains, to correctly evaluate their own players and make those evaluations before their players lost their trade value.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The answer increasingly lies not in export volume alone, but in supply chain integration, local collaboration, sustainability standards and long-term strategic value.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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Early assessments suggested the shaft dropped more than 100 meters (328 feet) into the cave, potentially leading to a chamber where the men could have sought refuge.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Residency programs are guided by a set of core competencies intended to standardize assessment across training environments.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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The suspects returned to the 2100 block of Peralta Boulevard on May 13 and stole $5,000 worth of additional cable, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Associates insist Sherman has the money to do that, and his net worth reportedly is close to $3 billion.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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One recent estimate suggests the United States has a copper endowment — the metal of electrification — comparable to Canada and Australia combined.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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While crews were able to stop the fire’s spread, the Bureau of Land Management did not have an estimate for when it would be fully extinguished.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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Spend time walking around, snapping photos, or visiting the small interactive museum, ZOOOM, where a short 3D film flies viewers over the mountain range; admission is included in the ticket price.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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The result has been higher prices for less reliable power.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The upcoming at-sea demonstrations will therefore serve as one of the most important real-world evaluations yet of the Navy’s vision for a future fleet in which autonomous vessels operate alongside destroyers, submarines, aircraft, and carrier strike groups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Mozilla said those findings came during an evaluation of the model's ability to help with security work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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My own estimation of the movies will almost certainly have shifted, too, which means that the list that follows—a personal ranking of all twenty-two films in competition, from best to worst—will have to be considered a provisional exercise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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Tarasenko gladly did it, four times by Yurov’s estimation.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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