worths

plural of worth
as in values
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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Recent Examples of worths The eye-popping gains of Nvidia, Micron, Alphabet and other AI stocks have helped inflate the net worths of millions of Americans by lifting the value of their retirement nest eggs, college savings plans and brokerage accounts. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Topline Alphabet shares jumped on Monday following a report that the Google parent is planning to deploy a new chip to run its Gemini models more efficiently, adding a combined $15 billion to the net worths of cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 When pinning down the right amount to apply, expert advise two easy visual aids—opt for squeezing out a nickel size amount, or two finger length worths of product. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 July 2026 Indeed, Utah’s Mitt Romney and Virginia’s Mark Warner both have net worths north of $200 million. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026 And yet, over the next decade, Social Security (and Medicare) will spend trillions of dollars—more than $100,000 annually on wealthy married couples—on those seniors with six-figure post-retirement incomes and net worths in the millions of dollars. Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 In California, voters may see a ballot referendum this fall on whether to impose a new 5% tax on people with net worths of more than $1 billion, echoing similar proposals that have been introduced in Congress. David Ingram, NBC news, 3 June 2026 Some have personal fortunes, including two who previously reported nine-figure net worths. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 The measure would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net worths of $1 billion or more. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worths
values
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  • For West, Chesney’s most important asset is his personal values.
    Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Intended to preserve the human-scale coastal character, conservation values, passive recreation function, neighborhood compatibility and ecological and recreational function of North Hollywood Beach Park and surrounding coastal areas.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Worths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worths. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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