1
as in admirations
a feeling of great approval and liking
my appreciation of her great contributions to women's sports
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2
as in understandings
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a course intended to give students an appreciation of abstract art
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Recent Examples of appreciations
Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.
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Valentina Bottoni,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.
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Rosanna Fraire,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
Valentina Bottoni,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.
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Rosanna Fraire,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciations
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And if an enclosure isn't tightly secured, your chickens will escape and wander off without any regards for property lines.
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As well as the latest and greatest of the Adult Swim slate, Head of Development Cameron Tang spoke with regards to their shorts program Smalls and its role in developing new series and turning artists into series creators.
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The ruling has long been criticized as out of step with basic understandings of the law, and the court later refused to extend the exemption to other sports, including football, basketball and boxing.
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The Constitution’s language ruled out neither of those understandings.
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Local and foreign officials walk past Khamenei's coffin after paying their respects.
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Bridget Doherty was among those who came to pay her respects.
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Whether those perceptions are accurate may matter less than the political damage caused by the belief that authorities are minimizing the scale of the tragedy.
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Oscar Talk Even if the films are discovered at Cannes, Annecy can help mould Oscar contender perceptions.
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“Appreciations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciations. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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