appraising

verb

Definition of appraisingnext
present participle of appraise
as in valuing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding take a moment to appraise the current situation

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Recent Examples of appraising The Tarrant Appraisal District also made the switch in 2024 to appraising properties every two years instead of annually. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Harry’s growing suspicion that the young couple is in danger fuels a twisty narrative that keeps both him and the audience guessing and appraising their relationship with technology. — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 Beside her, the dog shakes itself, droplets flying from it, then fixes her with an appraising gaze. — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026 Indeed, a critical eye is especially important when appraising any deal announced. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026 In the priority 3 group are items like examining the moon's limb and terminator, appraising the celestial body's volcanic history, and making observations of Earth from deep space. — Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026 That abundance and ripeness are apparent to us when appraising the wine, which has delicate aromas of cherry, pomegranate, cotton candy, and rose petal. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2026 Musiel reports appraising more than 500 new construction projects annually for builders and general contractors throughout Texas. — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026 Jody Allen, as her brother’s executor and trustee, has a legal obligation to sell the team for as much money as possible, which requires careful timing and good business judgment when appraising the asset’s fair market value. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appraising
  1. valuing
  2. assessing
  3. estimating
  4. evaluating
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  • The model also depends on investors valuing Hyperliquid Strategies’ stock at more than the HYPE and cash behind each share.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The principles of believing in yourself, valuing family and friendship, and loving reading carried from season to season.
    — Ashley Montgomery, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of valuing
Verb
  • Argentina’s new Agency for Citizenship by Investment Programs will be the government office in charge of assessing applications for the new passport scheme.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The airline said crews were assessing the aircraft and customers were being accommodated.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of assessing
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  • Other Grail investigators modeled the likely impact of their multicancer test, estimating a 25% reduction in the death rate for all cancers combined.
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The Forest Service also has a substantial backlog of deferred road maintenance, with the agency estimating that cost at more than $9 billion.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • The study found that 93 percent of shippers consider AI important, very important or critical when evaluating a 3PL.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nothing the model outputs should be able to talk its way past this layer, because the action layer is not reading the model’s output but evaluating the call itself.
    — Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of evaluating

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“Appraising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appraising. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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