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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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"It's important to appreciate every last piece of edible food that is grown."

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Science can explain the world around us, but magic helps us appreciate the wonder in the atomic arrangement of nature, chance meetings with open-hearted souls and kindness without expectation of anything in return.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

However, sentiment in the Korean market, and towards semiconductor stocks in general, is so sour at present that traders were in no mood to appreciate the achievements.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

To understand how a court talks itself into that, you have to appreciate how little law there is to stop it.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

Pashayan believed that the Treasury Department might appreciate the humanitarian gesture and eventually might allow the match to go forward by giving Bobby a special license to play.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

"Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he's receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital," his spokesman said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The company said Wednesday that it appreciates the administration’s work on “a durable framework for future frontier model releases.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

He appreciates that they are trying to play the game.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Kent appreciated the call, considering it “pretty cool.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

He said he appreciated calls for "quality guardrails" but warned that "we lack the regulatory authority that put those guardrails in place" on the bulks list.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Stodden told the Hollywood Reporter she "appreciated" Alexander's apology.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

And if she inherits appreciated assets, there will be capital gains considerations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Genie knew Ernie was trying to distract him, and he appreciated it because his questions started to tumble downhill just as he had done earlier.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

He said he was mostly laying off McDonald’s, seeing a therapist and appreciating football as a safe space.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Grant says the two groups have been appreciating different things about the sessions, which are being run on a time-limited basis by the City of London Guides Lecturers Association.

From BBC Jul. 1, 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

An appreciating greenback is widely viewed as a headwind to demand for dollar-denominated commodities, as it makes them more expensive to buyers using other currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

My father, appreciating his employer's position, volunteered immediately to take the General, and thus was obliged to suffer intimate proximity for four days with the man he detested.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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