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as in worth
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
the real value of that house is close to a million dollars
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as in advantage
a quality that gives something special worth
defending the democratic system's intrinsic values
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as in importance
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
the value of a good education cannot be overstated
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as in to treasure
to hold dear
a nation that values individualism and self-reliance
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as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts
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Recent Examples of value
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
The report uses net worth and wealth interchangeably, measured by the value of an individual's financial assets and real assets, including housing, but subtracting their debts.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Cats also value their own space and can feel anxious when it is not granted to them.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Noun
In a similar way to how Craig’s era as Bond dealt with the debate about the need for human field agents in a modern period of digital surveillance, First Light looks to be exploring the value of having agents the government can trust.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
The report uses net worth and wealth interchangeably, measured by the value of an individual's financial assets and real assets, including housing, but subtracting their debts.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 June 2025
Verb
Some schools may value women’s basketball more than others, or baseball more than others, or gymnastics more than others.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Cats also value their own space and can feel anxious when it is not granted to them.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value
Noun
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Philippine billionaire Lance Gokongwei is hiving off about 30.7 billion pesos ($536 million) worth of shopping malls into his family’s RL Commercial REIT that will help the group’s diversified property arm Robinsons Land Corp. raise funds to bankroll its expansion plans.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats included hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of tax incentives for climate friendly energy sources including wind, solar and nuclear energy, as well as emerging technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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Marchand’s third line had a clear advantage over anything the Oilers brought in the bottom six.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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But there are advantages to working for a streamer.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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When 44 percent of your games are decided by one run, there’s no underselling the importance of one big swing.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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China imports the majority of its oil from neighboring Russia, but the importance of Iran should not be overlooked.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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Davis also treasures her relationship with artists over the years such as with Deborah Butterfield and Allison Saar.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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This is not the Rih of Loud or even the Calvin Harris cut, who treasured formalism, structure, and ever-mounting tension.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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The parade has been estimated to cost between $25 million to $45 million, The Army expected the parade to attract as many as 200,000 people.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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Total cloud revenue is estimated to grow in the range of 26% to 30%, while non-GAAP earnings are likely to increase by 4% to 6%.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Now, while tariffs and deportations constrain the supply of goods and services to increase prices, reduction in taxes makes more cash available to consumers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The price, far higher than the prior record of about $6 billion for their historic rivals, the Boston Celtics, showcases both the breakneck growth in valuations of sports teams, as well as the Lakers’ unique draw.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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Stein elaborates, drawing a distinction between highly skilled white-collar migrants, people including Alexander Hamilton, Albert Einstein and Elon Musk, and those who would in his view take jobs away from American low-wage workers.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
23 June 2025
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There’s a distinction to be made between collaboration and cooperation.—
Brendan O’Meara
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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David Palmer, founder of Bernoulli Locke, which sought to raise the funds for the Caribbean team, claimed at the time its fee was lower than other SailGP valuations because of the poor media and in-person markets of the region.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
23 June 2025
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Room To Run Small-caps often trade at valuations that leave room for substantial upside.—
Cody Slach,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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