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appreciate

[uh-pree-shee-ayt] / 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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Revisit some of the show’s best jingles and parodies, appreciate Alec Baldwin’s singular performance as Jack Donaghy, and test your memory with this quiz.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I think this is a use case and a type of person where they’re going to appreciate someone getting out of the car and greeting them by name,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I understand that the details will need to be worked out with my attorney and CPA, but I would appreciate hearing your perspective and ideas before moving forward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

"I hope that when people look at the photograph, they can see too, and maybe appreciate how much can be happening in a small moment in the natural world," says Whitfield.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

We must appreciate the things that are meaningful to us, or they could be taken away.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

He added that he appreciates Marvell’s push into connectivity products and the diversity of its customer base.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet he appreciates there is another side to the photographs, and to the rebellion they record.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

While he appreciates the geographic diversity of the region, Valderrama says his love for the city is actually tied to “the gift of being an immigrant.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"The 501st Combat Support Wing appreciates the swift response and continued support of our local law enforcement partners," it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

While he appreciates her sentiment, Jus wonders if she notices that all those butterflies look exactly alike.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

It appreciated more than 25 times from the $940,000 it went for in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Bodrum is perhaps best appreciated from the water, ideally on board a gulet, a wooden sailing vessel common in southwest Turkey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Many appreciated that she could relate to the challenges they faced as renters.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

For Benwell, that approach allows families to enjoy the excitement of discovery while ensuring the region's remarkable fungi can be appreciated by everyone who passes by.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

At Swanburne, even three children who had been raised by wolves would be appreciated for their unique qualities.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

For the family, there is a balance between appreciating the community support, but not being overwhelmed by it, she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

A preservationist, he said, ought to be able to claim a similar legal interest “in physically viewing, appreciating, and studying a historic building as it is.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

She said the scale, height, and mass of the new ballroom would impair her aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests in viewing and appreciating the White House.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

“If they want to get ahead, invest in an appreciating asset, and the best one is themselves — their career, training, skill set, connections and ability to be flexible.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

That her cousin would be able to live his life freely, with people no longer judging him for who he chooses to love but instead appreciating him for who he is on the inside.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles


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