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as in appraisals
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 values
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn
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Recent Examples of valuations
But some have since backed away, discouraged by long product development cycles and inflated early valuations.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
For investors confident in the management's capacity to navigate content, debt, and profitability, WBD still presents notable upside — although, at $18, the straightforward gains from distressed valuations have already been realized.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This time, Loop Capital removed its sell rating and upgrading to hold with valuations near the bottom of the railroad operator’s five year range.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
After the September 2024 rate cut—the most recent analog—mortgage rates briefly dropped but then rebounded, with homebuilder valuations peaking and stocks declining by 20% or more in subsequent months.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Mortgage liabilities were not deducted from those valuations.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Limited liquidity and significant premiums over primary valuations.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Those valuations aren’t representative of a shift in the market of either artist, as ArtTactic’s report suggests.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Under the automakers’ current market valuations, the combination would be worth more than $50 billion.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
For investors confident in the management's capacity to navigate content, debt, and profitability, WBD still presents notable upside — although, at $18, the straightforward gains from distressed valuations have already been realized.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
This time, Loop Capital removed its sell rating and upgrading to hold with valuations near the bottom of the railroad operator’s five year range.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
After the September 2024 rate cut—the most recent analog—mortgage rates briefly dropped but then rebounded, with homebuilder valuations peaking and stocks declining by 20% or more in subsequent months.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Mortgage liabilities were not deducted from those valuations.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Limited liquidity and significant premiums over primary valuations.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Those valuations aren’t representative of a shift in the market of either artist, as ArtTactic’s report suggests.
—Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Under the automakers’ current market valuations, the combination would be worth more than $50 billion.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuations
Noun
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These really are not medical appraisals.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Retain all supporting documents—acknowledgments, appraisals, valuation workpapers—in case of IRS inquiry or audit.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Encouraging young adults to explore interests, values and long-term aspirations facilitates intrinsic motivation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Both require a balance of commitment and flexibility, patience and action, values and adaptability.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The arsenal is growing rapidly, believed to have reached 600 warheads this year—more than double its 2019 count—according to estimates from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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This approach is unreliable because the proxy materials, like volcanic rock, might have been changed by geological processes or created long after the eggs were laid, resulting in incorrect age estimates.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This gives shoppers two full days to score the best discounts and wow-worthy low prices.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This uses metrics like state tests, AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of a graduating class to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
15 Sep. 2025
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The new category uses metrics like AP exams, military enlistment, honors diplomas and technical assessments to determine the readiness of graduates to enter post-secondary education, the workforce or the armed forces.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Sep. 2025
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For this research, 2,750 people underwent about five years of annual neurological assessments and brain imaging along with evaluations of sleep habits to investigate the association between insomnia and brain changes.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Organizational cultures built around control mechanisms—KPIs, evaluations, endless reporting cycles—fuel anxiety and erode psychological safety.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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And to capture the nuances of the Earth system, Stevens advocates cutting out as many estimations as possible and attempting to use physics all the way down.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Valuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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