values 1 of 2

plural of value
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as in prices
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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values

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verb

present tense third-person singular of value

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Recent Examples of values
Noun
Businesses that rediscover its values will gain what their velocity-chasing competitors cannot buy, borrow, or automate. — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 At the heart of all this is Silver's attempt to increase franchise values across the league. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Some call him a land hoarder, or a speculator who has cashed in on skyrocketing property values in gentrifying neighborhoods. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 Claude developed a way to recover those decisions directly from intermediate numerical values. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Many tenants can’t afford rent, even though prices have largely been frozen for the last four years and home values are dropping. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 These partnerships were built less on shared values than on the old adage, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. — Siyanne Mekonnen, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Pepper suggests 5-minute conversations with specific agendas and a focus on values and expectations. — Katie Hurley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Hobbyists undoubtedly recognize certain cards' escalating values, but nostalgia, camaraderie and the pure fun of collecting are the prime motivators. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
For an eclipse chaser who values that, scenery over duration, or relative quiet, this geographical knife-edge could be appealing. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Gross revenue last season was $681 million, but the deal values the team at roughly 20 times net revenue, after their revenue-sharing bill and the league’s cut of playoff gate receipts. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026 That is not a comfortable number for anyone who values constitutional constraints. — Thomas Shull, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Someone who values uninterrupted time at home may resent the commute. — Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 The answer depends on how much a traveler values specialized medical testing versus the simpler benefit of time away from daily stress. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Dave Nice, a longtime friend of the couple and an accomplished ultracyclist himself, values the juxtaposition between Tonsager’s competitive endeavors and her professional life. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 But still, the exhibition is the rare chance to view RM as a serious art collector; someone who values Korean identity in art but also loves works from many genres, eras and countries. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The deal values the Caribbean resort chain at $6 billion and is expected to boost growth for both companies, according to CNBC. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for values
Noun
  • The authors found a long-run relationship between top incomes and art prices and argued that high-end art prices are driven less by the average person’s buying power than by how much the wealthiest can spend.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The International Energy Agency has warned that constraints on the diesel market will likely keep prices elevated into the next year.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As the volume of information grows, the ability to make those distinctions becomes the skill.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The moral distinctions among mainstream business, the yakuza gangs, and the police were often blurry.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Torres now treasures a Bible recovered near the spot where Olvera's body was found.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Ellison treasures loyalty above all else.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • To estimates that roughly 30% of customers are non-Asian, many drawn by the growing popularity of Asian cuisine and the convenience of prepared sauces, seasonings and pantry staples that simplify home cooking.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The volume of content Netflix licensed in Spain rose from 2,420 hours in 2024 to 2,829 in 2025, including around 700 hours from RTVE and Atresmedia, up from 543 a year earlier, Ampere Analysis estimates.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Break it down ❓Forbes released its annual report of the richest people in the United States, with net worths in the tens of billions of dollars.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Voters in his home state of California will vote on a billionaires' tax this fall, which would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net worths of $1 billion or more.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • New recruits and seasoned officers alike take field trips to the Museum of Tolerance, where trainers extol the virtues of multiculturalism.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • What unites these seemingly disparate topics is Wilson’s knack for putting himself into scenarios with unusual people that lead him into unexpected territory—a lesson in the virtues of simple observation.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Like Francis before him, Leo has made visiting prisons a key part of his papal travel in a bid to give a message of hope to inmates and underscore their inherent dignity, that God loves them and that there is always a chance for redemption.
    — Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Food writer Melissa Clark loves cooking easy meals for her family with just one pan.
    — Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Patients complete a 10- to 15-minute questionnaire and a facial scan before the system assesses their skin and selects an acne treatment.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Question Worth Asking In The Boardroom For CEOs and CHROs, the relevant question is not how a leader assesses their own effectiveness.
    — Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Values.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/values. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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