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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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It has been suggested that the team just don't appear to appreciate the intensity and urgency of games at this level and are still a little too ponderous in the first half.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

And it’s a challenge for a candidate whose rise was fueled by a combative approach to entrenched power, an approach many of his supporters appreciate.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

“The experience that I had growing up makes me appreciate Los Angeles so much,” Raman said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Although his association with “Star Trek” and Picard came to define how people perceived him, Stewart’s merry attitude about his claim to fame let us appreciate his range.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

“They just might not appreciate it,” I add with as much of a grin as I can manage under the circumstances.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

Richoux, who lives in Picayune, Miss., appreciates that DTC brands have made the delicacy more readily available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s not ev’ryone appreciates how beau’iful they are,” said Hagrid to Slughorn’s back, tears leaking from the corners of his crinkled eyes.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

"I have always appreciated the significant support our Chinese fans and sponsors...I would hope that those who are upset will know that offending or misunderstanding them was not my intention."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Det Ch Supt Rich Bull, who is leading the investigation, said the "outpouring of support" for the officer had been "greatly appreciated".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Donating appreciated stock is one of the smartest moves a charitably minded investor can make,” David Kassir, a managing director at Manna Wealth Management, told MarketWatch over email.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Although I appreciated their prayers, Fig needed their dollars.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

One way of appreciating this shift is the declining correlation between bear markets and recessions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 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

“Just look at her on that camel, she was having a blast and still appreciating good food.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I followed her silently, appreciating the new perspective.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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