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adjective

Definition of valued

as in loved

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verb

past tense of value

as in treasured

to hold dear a nation that values individualism and self-reliance

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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

Adjective

As automation within organizations increases, human connection will become more valued and unique, enabling companies who use it wisely to gain a competitive advantage. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021

Verb

In April 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK banned the export to Russia of luxury items valued over £250 ($330), including art and antiques. — News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026 Tiny valued Letterboxd at $50 million back then and is now seeking a valuation of $250 million. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 Beyond the two potential blockbuster listings — Anthropic and OpenAI, each valued around $1 trillion — the IPO pipeline is thin. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The skulls are from the Dayak, a collective term for the more than 200 Indigenous groups native to Borneo, and are collectively valued at approx. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026 Shein’s last founding round in May 2023 valued the company at $66 billion. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 July 2026 Only about 5% of SpaceX shares were sold to the public, and shares were valued at an exorbitant 94 times sales. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 But beneath this trend lies a broader pattern around how work is named, coded, and valued. — Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026 Levine Cava said the county would need to sell the property for market rate — and an appraiser once valued the land at $200 million. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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Adjective

Someone shoots themselves — not once, but three times in the face — and then this same sturdy character somehow has a long make-out session with a loved one.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The freebie comes after Swift and Kelce tied the knot at Madison Square Garden on July 3 in front of loved ones, friends, celebrities, athletes and business moguls.

— Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of loved

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The question of cultural appropriation Cultural appropriation is generally defined as when people from a dominant culture adopt or exploit a cultural practice that is treasured by another culture, without properly understanding the history or context of that practice.

— Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
The storied tree is treasured not only for its age, stature and beauty, but for connections to the legend of Robin Hood, said to have hidden along with his band of outlaws inside the trunk to escape the Sheriff of Nottingham.

— Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Definition of treasured

Verb

It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
White House economists estimated earlier this year a national shortage of 10 million homes and the bill could help to close a portion of that gap.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of estimated

Adjective

For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Most of them encrypted files in non-protected folders, anywhere from a handful to 24,000.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Definition of protected

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The rabbits, however, divided their forces and swarmed both flanks of the coach (a move Napoleon surely could have appreciated).

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Caparelli-Ruff said the office appreciated working with the County Board to receive bipartisan support for school safety improvements.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of appreciated

Verb

Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond).

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Researchers assessed participants’ diets using detailed food questionnaires over six years and measured three blood biomarkers that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of brain injury.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of assessed

Adjective

And about month after he was taken, federal immigration agents swarmed Charlotte and the very neighborhood that held Omar’s cherished memories.

— Julia Coin Updated July 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
For many years, Kirby compiled annual cookbooks featuring the group's favorite recipes from that year, creating a collection that chronicles both memorable meals and cherished friendships.

— Christina Daves, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of cherished

Verb

After its Locarno debut, the film won the Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival and Best Debut from The German Film Critics’ Association and also enjoyed a buzzy North American release via Oscilloscope Laboratories.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
The Reting Rinpoche dispatched a search team of high lamas, who soon heard about a precocious 2-year-old who enjoyed larking inside chicken coops but also frequently spoke yearningly about making a long journey to Lhasa.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

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