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as in worth
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
the real value of that house is close to a million dollars
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as in advantage
a quality that gives something special worth
defending the democratic system's intrinsic values
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as in importance
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
the value of a good education cannot be overstated
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as in to treasure
to hold dear
a nation that values individualism and self-reliance
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as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts
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Recent Examples of value
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2026
Wind gusts will gradually diminish this afternoon, and wind chill values will be around -5 to -10.
—Mary Ours, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Anthropic was recently valued at three hundred and fifty billion dollars.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Noun
An extreme cold watch is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are possible.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2026
Wind gusts will gradually diminish this afternoon, and wind chill values will be around -5 to -10.
—Mary Ours, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
These coins carry no collectible premium but are valued for their silver content and recognizability.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Anthropic was recently valued at three hundred and fifty billion dollars.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for value
Noun
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In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Purchases included more than $85,000 worth of gold and diamond jewelry, a $55,000 private jet flight from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles and rentals of mansions in Miami Beach and Los Angeles totaling more than $43,000.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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And the country’s colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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But turning this moment into lasting advantage will require careful planning, not just short-term opportunism.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Van Der Beek spoke with USA TODAY in August 2025 about the importance of catching it early.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The collaboration between Fincantieri and Generative Bionics also holds strategic importance in strengthening European technological sovereignty by drawing on expertise developed across research institutions and the advanced industrial supply chain.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Bridgerton treats it as though every woman got multiples of their yearbook photo to hand around as headshots, and Benedict’s taking what would have been treasured personal heirlooms and just shuffling through them and tossing out anyone with the wrong hair color.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those charitable causes that will receive funding from the Seahawks’ sale will certainly treasure the billions.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In September, the preliminary revision inferred that the US economy likely added about 911,000 fewer jobs than the jobs reports initially estimated for the 12-month period running from April 2024 through March 2025.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Smook estimates the cost to be roughly $40,000.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like gold, bitcoin produces no profits or dividends, and its price depends on what investors will pay for it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Its share price has risen more than fourfold since its listing, propelling its market capitalization to almost $200 billion — more than the value investors put on the entirety of GE before then-CEO Larry Culp announced his plan to split it up in November 2021.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The law names city, county, and other local agencies, as well as federal law enforcement agencies, but notably does not include law enforcement officers employed by the state, creating a distinction that the judge found discriminatory against federal agents.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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This distinction is fast becoming one of the most consequential competitive fault lines in modern markets.—
Christopher Vollmer,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps more remarkable is how quickly it's attained its $380 billion valuation.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic raised $30 billion at a $380 billion valuation, as fears of a bubble grew.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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