as in appreciative
feeling or expressing gratitude
as the name of each contributor was announced, the audience responded with appreciatory applause
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Adjective
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Not everyone is appreciative of the government actions.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Apr. 2025 -
Shifting your mindset can help release unnecessary resentment and foster a more balanced, appreciative view of your relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Future you—the one who’s trying to get dinner on the table for your party of nine—will be thankful.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rubio told the minister to be thankful that the Russians are not standing on the Polish border right now.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Zane finishes them off and, while grateful for the girl's surprise assist, orders her to hide upstairs.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Read the full Aquarius Daily Horoscope Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Feeling grateful?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Appreciatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciatory. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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