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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
This sunny appraisal is not widely shared.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Does that appraisal underestimate Maresca?
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Schedule inspections & appraisal Once your offer is accepted, the real due diligence begins.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
At the time, commissioners cited concerns tied to the county’s controversial $42 million purchase of an office building, including allegations that an appraisal valuing the building significantly lower than the purchase price was not properly disclosed during the financing approval process.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
Does that appraisal underestimate Maresca?
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Schedule inspections & appraisal Once your offer is accepted, the real due diligence begins.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
At the time, commissioners cited concerns tied to the county’s controversial $42 million purchase of an office building, including allegations that an appraisal valuing the building significantly lower than the purchase price was not properly disclosed during the financing approval process.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraisal
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Early assessments suggested the shaft dropped more than 100 meters (328 feet) into the cave, potentially leading to a chamber where the men could have sought refuge.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Residency programs are guided by a set of core competencies intended to standardize assessment across training environments.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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The upcoming at-sea demonstrations will therefore serve as one of the most important real-world evaluations yet of the Navy’s vision for a future fleet in which autonomous vessels operate alongside destroyers, submarines, aircraft, and carrier strike groups.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Mozilla said those findings came during an evaluation of the model's ability to help with security work.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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One recent estimate suggests the United States has a copper endowment — the metal of electrification — comparable to Canada and Australia combined.—
Rich Nolan,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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While crews were able to stop the fire’s spread, the Bureau of Land Management did not have an estimate for when it would be fully extinguished.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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My own estimation of the movies will almost certainly have shifted, too, which means that the list that follows—a personal ranking of all twenty-two films in competition, from best to worst—will have to be considered a provisional exercise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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Tarasenko gladly did it, four times by Yurov’s estimation.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Cisco’s stock is up more than 55% so far this year, lifting its valuation close to $500 billion as demand from AI hyperscalers takes its revenues to new records.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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In private markets, Anthropic leapfrogged OpenAI to become the most valuable AI startup in Silicon Valley, closing in on a $1 trillion valuation in its latest funding round as more LLM companies look to go public this year.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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“Appraisal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraisal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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