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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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This is why I have come to appreciate what I think of as back-pocket formulas: reliable little systems you can make while your brain goes mostly offline.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

“They’re not afraid of big swings and of taking chances, and not only do people seem to appreciate that, they’re coming to see it,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

I learned to appreciate Japanese fashion more after moving here.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

It made us appreciate practice, repetition and self-discipline—building blocks for both life and football.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“Welcome. I appreciate your coming,” I said to them both.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

She also owns the lot behind the home, but has no plans to develop it because she appreciates feeling “like a Disney princess” surrounded by wildlife.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Ms. Southon rightly appreciates that manumission was a tool of slave-owners’ power, but she excessively minimizes how common it was.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Joshua Davis, a concierge stylist and PS member in Atlanta, appreciates the company’s small touches, like the refrigerator filled with bottled matcha, juices and water waiting just past security.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

“That’s all right. Dunno how long I’ll last here. Just like to think these tools are in the hands of someone who appreciates ’em.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Major gifts come out of appreciated stock, private company sales and family businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Since publishing, we’ve heard from many who appreciated how we handled such a sensitive topic, including several Epstein survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The South Korean won has appreciated notably against the U.S. dollar over the past several weeks as the Bank of Korea has begun raising interest rates.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: Industrious performance in the middle of the pitch went unrewarded in terms of result but would have been appreciated by boss David Moyes.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

She’d watched it live, according to Professor Treebaun, but I appreciated that she was pretending she hadn’t.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

For example, how much more yield would people then demand for owning bonds when appreciating assets like stocks are shielded?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The tell-like-it-is prose of Swanson is refreshing and appreciating to read.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 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

"My dad loved movies and he was a huge advocate for us watching and appreciating art," he said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

He could apologize to Matthew and Mark, too, for not appreciating the checkers and card games they played with him when he knew they’d rather be outside.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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