esteems 1 of 2

plural of esteem

esteems

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verb

present tense third-person singular of esteem
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Verb
  • The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The golf influencer community seems to be a great brotherhood where everyone admires and supports each other.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Leasing a monstrous new practice facility, hiring a head coach who can lead, adjust and chew gum at the same time — and a GM the coach admires and put in his cart — makes for good ownership.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Today, Israel is probably less worried than ever about what Russia thinks of its frequent incursions into Syrian airspace.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Actionable feedback respects the manager’s leadership and fosters mutual growth.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In an optimal family dynamic, everyone respects each other’s individuality while still being connected.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Park believes the innovation could play a great role in accelerating the global shift toward reliable, high-performance electric mobility, as the demand for sustainable energy solutions continues to grow.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Israel believes 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza and held by Palestinian militants.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Misty imagines sitting on a toilet and using real toilet paper.
    Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Tim, Victoria, and Piper The episode begins with an obnoxious fake-out where Tim imagines killing himself, before sending most of the Ratliffs, save Saxon, off to the monastery so Tim and Victoria can have a look around this place where their daughter intends to live for at least a year.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Esteems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esteems. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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