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
LendingTree’s model values the federal child tax credit at $2,200 per child, up from $2,000. — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 Education and giving back are important values to the family as the project represents for them a broader impact within the natural diamond industry. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 Tonight, Venus, your ruler, meets the Sun and could illuminate how your values have shifted during its retrograde. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 23 Oct. 2026 What Schrödinger wrote In his three-page manuscript, Schrondinger questions the restriction built into Whittaker’s reasoning and wonders why hidden variables had only two possible values. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Analysts expect all three companies to report profit gains as Wall Street tries to determine whether their big AI investments will translate into future growth and whether their outsized stock values are justified. — ABC News, 23 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 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
Verb
Less than four years later, CNBC values the two teams together at just shy of $7 billion. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The round values Holyvolt at $245 million, according to a person familiar with the company. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Splitter values the way the forward can move easily from the 4 to the 5, creating versatility within an already switch-heavy lineup. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te in a speech marking Taiwan’s National Day on Saturday said the island values peace but will not give up its freedom. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 And the team values broadcasters who have a significant social media footprint and use it to promote the product. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for values
Noun
  • The best seats will be the cheapest There is a wide spread in the available prices for tickets to see U2 on their 2027 tour.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Also weighing on global stock markets was a jump in oil prices.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 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
  • Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling Bank, estimates that Paysend can now deliver around 25% more engineering work with the same-sized team, but argues that getting results isn’t as simple as handing everyone the latest tech.
    — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And Gartner estimates that 80% of neocloud providers will cease independent operations by 2030 because their revenues won’t cover their outgoings.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 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
  • For Monday meditation, the teaching group has assigned the 10 paramis (spiritual virtues) of Buddhism, which explore topics like generosity, wisdom and patience.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 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
  • The comedian Nathan Fielder loves to sit just a hair too close to people.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Alice Mushrooms Chocolate Discovery Set Alice mushroom chocolates are for the friend who tries every single wellness trend but also loves to indulge in a daily (or nightly) chocolate break.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2020, business owners on a five-mile stretch of the avenue rallied to form a public improvement district, which assesses a tax that’s used to pay for security patrols.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
  • 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

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“Values.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/values. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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