as in expensive
commanding a large price
an extremely valuable diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of valuable
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Those types of players are still enormously valuable because many of their skills are always valuable.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Andrew Paul Aug 7,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
And don’t leave your valuables lying around where they can be spotted through a window.
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Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Adjective
As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
Those types of players are still enormously valuable because many of their skills are always valuable.
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
Noun
Survivors who couldn’t find ways to leave the area were stuck there, while wanderers likely arrived to scour for valuables and other items left behind.
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Andrew Paul Aug 7,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
And don’t leave your valuables lying around where they can be spotted through a window.
—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuable
Adjective
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But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
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Efforts to organize and tidy often turned into sitting on the floor surrounded by piles of stuff and getting easily distracted with sentimental finds.
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Then keep scrolling to shop more finds with discounts of 80 percent or higher.
Adjective
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In Europe, older buildings can, however, make air-conditioner installation costly and complicated, often requiring lengthy wait times for fitting.
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Both brands, however, won't disclose spending or prove its return on costly campaigns featuring celebrity endorsements and retro reissues.
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SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.
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Above all, Grotts said couples should never plan on a windfall.
Adjective
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For this, we’re granted precious flashback rations, which up until this point, have been a rare commodity this season.
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The soft, flexible construction folds easily into a tote or the corner of a carry-on without eating up precious space.
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The weekly markets turn to late-season treasure—figs, truffles, chestnuts, cheeses and olives.
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Enola also realizes that Tewkesbury's family must have hidden the gold in Maltese cliff, because Tewkesbury previously told her stories about a treasure hidden there.
Adjective
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Airlines are increasingly focusing on premium passengers, which could lead to higher airfares for all travelers.
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Congress also allowed federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans to expire this year, meaning that households earning more than 400% of the federal poverty level no longer qualify for premium subsidies.
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That’s a godsend to those who have tried with robot vacuums before and found the little things give up at the slightest bump.
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Likewise, rosehip oil comes packed with retinoid precursor vitamin A, and jojoba oil is a godsend for plumping up mature skin.
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“Valuable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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