apprized

verb

past tense of apprize
as in respected

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  1. respected
  2. admired
  3. esteemed
  4. regarded
  5. relished
  6. enjoyed
  7. revered
  8. fancied
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  • Being a trans woman is something that is a right and should be respected.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • These developments coincided with his growing voice in the locker room, where he was respected enough to yell, beat his chest and smack his helmet without repercussions.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of respected
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  • Rukeyser admired Woolf and mentored young Black writers, including Alice Walker, so the connections between Rukeyser, Woolf, and Solomon are rich.
    — Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a category where scientific performance and consumer experience have evolved in tandem, making Korean sunscreens among the most admired in the world.
    — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of admired
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  • Fauci was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades, and for much of that time he was esteemed by politicians on both sides of the aisle.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 July 2026
  • Both companies have long been esteemed for their practices in ethical aquaculture.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of esteemed
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  • Preconceptions, assumptions, and advance knowledge in the viewing public are regarded as impediments to the capacity of the tale to surprise, startle, or transport.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Roger is often regarded as a major figure in country music, credited for broadening the range of the genre by including elements of pop music in his songs.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of regarded
Verb
  • Misiorowski relished the challenge of facing Ohtani at Dodger Stadium for a national TV audience again, having done so in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series last October.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • However, McGregor relished the chance to return in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series and admitted being surprised by the warm reaction from fans.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of relished
Verb
  • No problem there; in recent years, Moab has enjoyed a hotel boom, and nearly every in-town lodge has a pool.
    — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As an indie stalwart in the publicity and marketing space, Cinetic Marketing has long enjoyed making an outsized impact on the movies that make waves out of festivals and during awards season.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of enjoyed
Verb
  • Westbrook spent the first 11 years of his career in Oklahoma City, where he is still wildly cheered and revered as the godfather of Thunder basketball.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Ballet core may be a recent trend in name, but little girls, including me, have always revered a ballerina.
    — Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of revered
Verb
  • West Ham, Wolves and Burnley bring recent Premier League experience, while Middlesbrough, Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield United are all fancied ahead of Wrexham for promotion.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The region’s data centers are important not only to the US military and AI industries but also to the Gulf region, which fancied itself a third global AI hub, along with the United States and China.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fancied
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