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as in treasured
to hold dear
a nation that values individualism and self-reliance
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2
as in estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts
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Recent Examples of valued
Pamela Kan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
This especially applies to their most valued and essential employees.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Gas turbines are valued for their efficiency, reliability, and versatility, so they are used in power plants, aviation, and various industrial settings.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Providing a customer signature experience means a valued and distinctive experience for your customers based on the foundational elements of expert guidance, confidence in the project schedule and appreciation of their business.
—Pamela Kan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
This especially applies to their most valued and essential employees.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
The piece had been valued at $500,000 on the open market, but the man was later arrested.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Gas turbines are valued for their efficiency, reliability, and versatility, so they are used in power plants, aviation, and various industrial settings.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valued
Verb
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These public lands are treasured for recreation, wildlife habitat, timber production and open space.—
Tony Cheng,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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Very little of her work is available on any streaming platform, so the opportunity to catch her leading the orchestra live is an opportunity to be treasured.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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More than 3,000 people were estimated to be at the event, according to the university's police chief, Jeff Long.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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It is widely estimated that fighters are given a smaller share of the organization's revenue compared to athletes in other leagues and fighting promotions.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, those wages are so low that families must send their own money into prison to help support their loved one.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk's murder is sick and reprehensible, and our thoughts are with his family, children, and loved ones.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Our testers couldn’t get enough of the perfume’s quiet coziness and appreciated the fact that the juice has a little oomph in terms of staying power.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sharing this column with other people who play ReHeardle would be appreciated too.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That compares to only one-third of countries assessed a decade ago, at a time when roughly the same number were also advancing.—
Matthew Tostevin
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Power generation and transmission operations continue to be assessed.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After walking away from the semi-protected working environment of Anderson’s film, Hoffman followed the advice of some peers and enrolled in an acting school in New York to hone his craft.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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The study underscores the threat extreme heat poses to birds in tropical regions and helps explain why birds are dying even in remote and protected areas, typically considered havens of biodiversity.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Harried enjoyed a colorful green and purple display with vast pillars reaching high into the sky, as well as a subtle green glow as activity began to wane.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But mortgage rates remain elevated above 6%, freezing activity in the housing market that enjoyed a tremendous boom during the pandemic thanks to sub-3% mortgage rates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Participants also rated their insurance providers on such criteria as the advice agents offered, customer service, cost, company transparency, digital services and damage services.—
Shefali Kapadia,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Hot Ones collab starts with the Sizzlin' Sriracha Dippers, which are pickled-garlic-sriracha marinated chicken fingers that are rated on the milder side.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Valued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valued. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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