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appreciation

[uh-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / əˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /




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Despite the difference in their backgrounds, they were brought together by a “joint appreciation and love of cereal boxes and what they signify.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Most fans simply left as the players embarked on their post-match lap of appreciation.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The earlier someone becomes a homeowner, the more equity they may be able to accumulate in their home by retirement, assuming about average annual appreciation.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

For every 1% appreciation in the won against the dollar, the South Korean automaker’s operating profit falls 1.5% to 2%, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

I smile gratefully, my stomach growling its appreciation.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

He wrote introductions and appreciations, edited anthologies and reissues, taught in writing programs, recommended candidates for artist residencies, advised the Guggenheim Foundation on fellowship recipients and informally brokered the advancement of innumerable authors.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

Throw in the sheer tonnage of think pieces and appreciations and other navel-gazing and you’d be forgiven for asking: Do we also need a book about Lorne Michaels?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2025

These are not mutually exclusive appreciations of this gown, but I brought to the discussion my research on abolitionist visual culture and read it through that lens.

From Slate May 4, 2023

Stewart shunned all sendoffs and appreciations in his final season, something Harvick told the AP that Stewart now regrets.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2023

English is English whether it be used to express the creations of our imagination, our aesthetic appreciations, or our daily wants.

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig




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