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as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
gave us a positive appraisal of his artistic talents
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as in evaluation
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
the appraisal of the house's value took place yesterday
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Recent Examples of appraisal
The bank will start the underwriting process, which will include an appraisal on the home and a title search.
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Krulik said applicants send in images of items for appraisal and get a ticket, but in-person viewing is necessary to determine if an artwork isn’t a reproduction or an oleograph, a print textured to resemble an oil painting.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Ratcliffe himself has been blunt in appraisals on the picture at United.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The syndication industry, however, created a demand for wilder and wilder appraisals and the supply arose to meet that demand.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Krulik said applicants send in images of items for appraisal and get a ticket, but in-person viewing is necessary to determine if an artwork isn’t a reproduction or an oleograph, a print textured to resemble an oil painting.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Ratcliffe himself has been blunt in appraisals on the picture at United.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The syndication industry, however, created a demand for wilder and wilder appraisals and the supply arose to meet that demand.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
Noun
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Vanessa Perry, interim dean of the George Washington University School of Business, agrees with that assessment.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Other nations use economic assessments to decide whether to cover drugs and at what price, often paying far less than the U.S. for the same treatments.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The administrative support staffing summary from Citygate’s evaluation identified several deficiencies in management organization and staffing levels.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The post-operative note is bare bones and also fails to have any sense of credibility regarding who created it, when it was created or who the was the actual non-doctor that performed this shower and shave post operative evaluation.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On an annualized basis, GDP grew 2.8%, exceeding Reuters estimate of 1%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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Ukrainian government estimates from February 2025 claim 850,000 Russian troop losses.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Neil stands accused of activity that shocks our conscience, that ruins our previous estimation of his depth and art, because depth and art don’t excuse wrecking the lives of others.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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But in some observers’ estimation, this is the most talented squad that the U.S. has ever iced.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Still, Gibbs thinks the stock trades at a reasonable valuation relative to peers and that the company is at an inflection point.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Altman said the board has not determined a valuation for OpenAI's operations yet, and was still in the process of sorting that out.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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