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
Prior to the fire, the acreage, house and outbuildings had been appraised at $4,700.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Church leadership announced that four of them — one in Liberty City, one in Miami Gardens and two in Pompano — would be merging but two other sites in West Park and Dania Beach were being appraised and prepared to be sold.
—Lauren Costantino
september 20, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
During the underwriting process, the home will be inspected and appraised.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
At the end of each season, the homes are appraised and the team with the highest property value wins.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Church leadership announced that four of them — one in Liberty City, one in Miami Gardens and two in Pompano — would be merging but two other sites in West Park and Dania Beach were being appraised and prepared to be sold.
—Lauren Costantino
september 20, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
During the underwriting process, the home will be inspected and appraised.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
At the end of each season, the homes are appraised and the team with the highest property value wins.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraise
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However, should leading developers start holding their cards closer to their chests, society would no longer have a window, not even a narrow one, to publicly learn about and assess the upsides and downsides, the risk and security profiles, and the trajectory of this foundational technology.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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When looking back and assessing AI investments, the company may swap out vendors when a new tool proves to be easier to deploy at a lower cost.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that the total amount of federal relief measures taken after the COVID-19 pandemic—much of which was Former President Biden’s policies— amounted to $5 trillion, resulting in deficits not seen outside of wartime.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Melissa is among only three Atlantic storms to make landfall with winds estimated at 185 mph.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Mark Walter agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that values the NBA team at $10 billion, although that has not yet been approved.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 scholarships valued at up to $15,000 each with funds augmented by corporate and individual donors.—
Margaret Buranen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts use those numbers to evaluate when an exposure is potentially a concern and a product needs to be alerted.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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After evaluating nine different pairs for comfort, support, and value, the Hoka Mach 6 Sneakers proved to be the best for everyday wear.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Appraise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraise. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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