as in to assess
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
take a moment to appraise the current situation
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Recent Examples of appraise
Just five years later, the estate is back on the market, and with a price tag far higher than the $8 million it was appraised for back then.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
Items have not been officially appraised, certified or authenticated unless indicated otherwise.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
But stepping way back and appraising the totality of actions, the biggest shift is the instant imposition of this new power theory across all of government and the Republican Party:
There's no opposition to this maximalist approach among Trump's staff or major MAGA media voices.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The deal had the city paying $313,000 per month for two decades — some $75 million — even though it had been appraised at about $45 million.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
Items have not been officially appraised, certified or authenticated unless indicated otherwise.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
But stepping way back and appraising the totality of actions, the biggest shift is the instant imposition of this new power theory across all of government and the Republican Party:
There's no opposition to this maximalist approach among Trump's staff or major MAGA media voices.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The deal had the city paying $313,000 per month for two decades — some $75 million — even though it had been appraised at about $45 million.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraise
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In December, 2021, the F.D.A. had lifted its requirement that mifepristone be prescribed in person; the number of virtual clinics, which assess a patient’s eligibility online or by phone, and mail out the medications, proliferated.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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For taxpayers who owe and do not pay by the due date, a separate failure-to-pay penalty of 0.5 percent per month is assessed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The finance department estimated that the 1% salary increase would cost the state $120 million.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Singh and her collaborators estimated that improvements to modifiable risk factors could prevent or slow at least 60 percent of strokes, 40 percent of dementia cases, and 35 percent of late-life depression cases.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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There’s value in that redundancy, as journalists compete with one another in their search for facts, and news junkies value the subtle differences among competing accounts of the same events.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Business journals value the sports memorabilia market alone at $30 billion and the priciest collectibles sell for well over $10 million.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Royals will re-evaluate India ahead of Sunday’s game.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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When a manager can reference a Word Picture mid-coaching session or use it to evaluate a candidate in an interview, that’s when values start driving performance.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Appraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraise. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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