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as in value
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
money alone cannot determine the true worth of some things
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as in cost
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
one surefire way to determine the actual worth of a painting is to sell it at auction
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
the entrepreneur's worth is well over 100 million dollars
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Recent Examples of worth
After examining nearly 160 years’ worth of women’s clothing, an interdisciplinary research team confirms that fashion trends frequently resurface every 20-or-so years.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
Plus, its TurboPower charging gives you a full day's worth of power in just a few minutes.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The partnership is Mondevo Group’s first in the international film and media space, having previously focused on AI-native technology, wealth management, and venture capital for high-net-worth families.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The former tax collector in Hebron has been accused of embezzling more than $80,000 worth of taxpayer funds.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
Plus, its TurboPower charging gives you a full day's worth of power in just a few minutes.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The partnership is Mondevo Group’s first in the international film and media space, having previously focused on AI-native technology, wealth management, and venture capital for high-net-worth families.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The former tax collector in Hebron has been accused of embezzling more than $80,000 worth of taxpayer funds.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worth
Noun
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Rules prohibit federal employees from soliciting or accepting gifts or items of monetary value greater than $20 if the gift is related to their government position.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Elementary, middle and high school students can register for Camp Haverim, where Jewish values, culture and traditions are celebrated through song, food, art and dance.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Primarily intended for use on jets and helicopters, the idea is to provide low-cost per-shot solutions for threats such as drones and missiles.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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From cargo ships crossing the ocean to the delivery van pulling up to your door, rising fuel and other energy prices are driving up the cost of transporting goods.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Michael Bluth is exceptional because of the wealth his family used to enjoy, but also because of his seeming—and, to be fair, intermittently absent—levelheadedness despite the bubble in which the rest of his family still stubbornly, tenuously lives.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Motives centers around Detective Izzy Morgan (Vasquez), a relentless investigator pulled into a dark and intricate case that exposes the hidden violence beneath wealth and privilege.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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It’s stocked with local confectionaries, ranging from kombucha to popcorn, all at reasonable-ish prices.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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And while the president has continued to beckon the Fed for further rate cuts, domestic oil prices have indeed already risen.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Amazon’s stock has rallied since the attacks on its Gulf assets, with analysts suggesting enterprises will stop relying on a single location for data deployment and that, in turn, will drive up cloud revenues as companies are forced to pay for more storage, according to TechPolicy Press.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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What gold assets make the most sense to consider right now, though, before the price has a chance to tick back up?—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The difference is that in prediction markets, people are wagering actual money, which tends to sharpen the mind in ways that answering a pollster's call during dinner does not.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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What happened in podcasting is that money arrived, and some of it went into producing video clips.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the novel, the protagonist Hana learns of a feng shui belief that says placing something yellow on the west side of one’s home will improve a person’s financial fortune.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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The sudden reversal of fortunes comes as Jansa has been battling accusations of hiring an Israeli private intelligence company to sway the result following a series of video recordings reporting corruption among the prime minister's allies.—
Jan Bratanic Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran's capital.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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This includes an erstwhile Democrat who spent considerable time and political capital on the issue.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worth. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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