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appreciate

[uh-pree-shee-eyt] / əˈpri ʃiˌeɪt /






Usage

What are other ways to say appreciate? To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To prize is to value highly and cherish.

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And I also appreciate users’ impatience with glass-cockpit style environments and the numb tapping required for the most routine adjustment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Many of those on Air Force One, including the traveling press, didn’t appreciate discovering that they had been put on a decoy plane that government officials thought Iran might blow to smithereens.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Yet for KeyBanc Capital Markets these two perceived issues create “an opportunity for investors who appreciate the revenue and EPS implications of doubling capacity into the strongest catalyst the industry has likely ever seen.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

And you’ll appreciate and understand what he went through on his journey to the top, just as he attempts to win one more Grand Slam at the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

I could appreciate Raizel’s beauty, now more so than when she wore a dress.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

He clearly appreciates the value of a fearsome antagonist, though he somewhat overstates the threat Stalin personally posed to Emanuel after the revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

He acknowledges that there are some well-established societal downsides to overuse of Meta’s social-media, especially among young people, but he appreciates “at least there’s no cloud in their revenue.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

He appreciates the scope of projects he’s done so far, from the massive scale of production on “House of the Dragon” to smaller art house films.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

She does not seek to blame others but appreciates she lacked life skills around money and budgeting, which could have been taught at school and by family.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

“Dolores appreciates that you say thank you,” Zoey says.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Fund it with appreciated stock instead of cash and you add another layer.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Equally notable is that gold has appreciated despite a firmer U.S. dollar and a 5% rally in crude oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Adams appreciated the sentiment from Stafford and all of his teammates.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

"The men and women who help to keep us safe in our homes must be supported and appreciated in the course of their duties to our nation," he said in a statement.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Since a famous painting couldn’t be sold, it could only be appreciated.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Hopkins said he is becoming more at peace with slowing down his hectic acting career, and of appreciating the time he’s been given.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Analysts consider higher gasoline prices a headwind for low- and middle-income consumers, but note that other car buyers in the US have benefited from stock markets records and appreciating home prices.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

“I ended up loving it and really appreciating its purity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Since then, though, she says she's "learned to not take it personally" while appreciating the platform it offers for her daughter's story.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

I thought he was appreciating the special light-up quality of my shoes, until he added, “You have grass growing on your legs.”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan




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