appreciations

noun

plural of appreciation
1
as in admirations
a feeling of great approval and liking my appreciation of her great contributions to women's sports

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2
as in understandings
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something a course intended to give students an appreciation of abstract art

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Recent Examples of appreciations As some national lands face uncertainty, five Post Opinions writers share appreciations of their favorites. — Washington Post Opinions, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026 Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband. — Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026 Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special. — Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 The release includes interviews, outtakes and critical appreciations. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
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  1. regards
  2. understandings
  3. respects
  4. perceptions
Noun
  • Today chaos gives bad people the opportunity to advance their own nefarious agendas with little regards for the American people.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The plaintiffs argued the ballot language was misleading in several regards.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of regards
Noun
  • Again, this is the legacy of Christianity playing out in depictions and understandings of female monstrosity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The cutting edge of this debate is happening in cryptography, where AI has completely changed popular understandings of trust and assurance.
    — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of understandings
Noun
  • In some respects, Mann’s production company Dhar Mann Studios is starting to resemble the legacy studios whose foundations are being shaken by creators like him.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Baxter says once word of the tragedy spread through Turlock, about 50 children showed up on bikes to pay their respects Saturday night.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of respects
Noun
  • Public perceptions of the police also change and are influenced by what people see on social media, said Hrar, who noted that officers were applauded for their bravery during terror attacks in 2015.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Managing perceptions and expectations Americans are looking for some reassurance on the homefront as well.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of perceptions

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