apprized

verb

past tense of apprize
as in respected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprized
  1. respected
  2. admired
  3. esteemed
  4. regarded
  5. relished
  6. enjoyed
  7. revered
  8. fancied
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  • For roughly a century after the Constitution was ratified, private property, contracts and free internal trade within the United States were respected.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • He was respected throughout the locker room.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of respected
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  • The 23-year-old box-to-box midfielder, a Valencia academy product with 118 top-flight appearances, is admired by Barca's Sporting Director Deco for his all-around play and goal-scoring ability.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The floral still life was so admired that Caroline Louise, Margravine of Baden, spent three years trying to acquire it through her Paris agent.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of admired
Verb
  • Both companies have long been esteemed for their practices in ethical aquaculture.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • In Britain between the 1940s and the 1980s, university professors, especially those from Oxford and Cambridge, were esteemed not merely for their specialist knowledge or pedagogical value but for their wider contribution to civic life.
    — Tim Bouverie, Air Mail, 30 May 2026
Definition of esteemed
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  • Even Advanced Placement examinations—formerly regarded as one of the strongest objective measures available—have become part of this debate.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Despite primarily playing club football for Bayer Leverkusen at centre-back, Quansah is regarded as a right-back option by Tuchel.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of regarded
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  • That is why the long weekends are relished with a passion that can look almost comic from the outside.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Brooks also relished his role as a class clown, terrorizing his teachers and leaving his friends gasping with laughter.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of relished
Verb
  • The brothers were born in India and raised in Australia, where Johnny enjoyed a brief career as a semi professional cricket player.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Goodson explains that pomegranates thrive in warm climates and are widely enjoyed around the world.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of enjoyed
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  • Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reviled by some and revered by others, is set to be laid to rest after a sprawling multiday funeral ceremony planned as both a religious and a political spectacle.
    — Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike many coming-of-age series, Eva (played by June Diane Raphael) is revered by her daughter.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 3 July 2026
Definition of revered
Verb
  • Based on projections, Iran is still fancied to progress but if Algeria-Austria is a draw in Group J, a result that sends both through, DR Congo beats Uzbekistan and Croatia gets at least a point against Ghana, then the Iranians are out.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of fancied
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“Apprized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprized. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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