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as in treasured
to hold dear
a nation that values individualism and self-reliance
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as in estimated
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts
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Recent Examples of valued
Pamela Kan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
This especially applies to their most valued and essential employees.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2022, StubHub tried to go public via a direct listing that might have valued it at more than $13 billion, noted Bloomberg News.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Providing a customer signature experience means a valued and distinctive experience for your customers based on the foundational elements of expert guidance, confidence in the project schedule and appreciation of their business.
—Pamela Kan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
This especially applies to their most valued and essential employees.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
Today the biggest players are Polymarket, valued at $1 billion and the official prediction partner of X, and Kalshi, worth $2 billion following a recent fundraise.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2022, StubHub tried to go public via a direct listing that might have valued it at more than $13 billion, noted Bloomberg News.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valued
Verb
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These public lands are treasured for recreation, wildlife habitat, timber production and open space.—
Tony Cheng,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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And even before this portion of the 17-song show, Young's mood and music were frequently mad as hell, a tone likely treasured by fans likely to be appalled by our current sociopolitical situation.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The vaccines are estimated to prevented 38 million deaths among people born between 2000 and 2030 in 98 low and middle-income countries, according to the CDC.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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There is a chronic lack of supply across the country, estimated by some experts to be between 4 and 7 million homes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, Syed and his loved ones, who strongly believed in his innocence, had little hope that his conviction would be overturned.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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All of us experience upheaval, whether through health scares, layoffs, the loss of a loved one, an industry in collapse… the list goes on.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Our testers couldn’t get enough of the perfume’s quiet coziness and appreciated the fact that the juice has a little oomph in terms of staying power.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sharing this column with other people who play ReHeardle would be appreciated too.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even in the ideal scenario of Hezbollah cooperating, Haykal assessed that the LAF could need anywhere from 12 to 16 months to fully disarm the group’s military infrastructure.—
Bilal Y. Saab,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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CMOs were assessed by their ability to build a team and foundation that could execute on these goals, without necessarily achieving alignment with the driving trends in their market.—
Monica Kumar,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Deutsch explained that architects have found lowering a ceiling makes a person feel more protected and comfortable.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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After walking away from the semi-protected working environment of Anderson’s film, Hoffman followed the advice of some peers and enrolled in an acting school in New York to hone his craft.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Harried enjoyed a colorful green and purple display with vast pillars reaching high into the sky, as well as a subtle green glow as activity began to wane.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But mortgage rates remain elevated above 6%, freezing activity in the housing market that enjoyed a tremendous boom during the pandemic thanks to sub-3% mortgage rates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Participants also rated their insurance providers on such criteria as the advice agents offered, customer service, cost, company transparency, digital services and damage services.—
Shefali Kapadia,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Hot Ones collab starts with the Sizzlin' Sriracha Dippers, which are pickled-garlic-sriracha marinated chicken fingers that are rated on the milder side.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Valued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valued. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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