as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
I'm going to guesstimate that this ring is worth $200 or so
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Smoke estimated that less than 1% of auto loans are of the size that would produce a $10,000 deduction on car loan interest in a year.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025 -
The Office for Budget Responsibility, the U.K.’s independent forecaster, estimates that exports and imports will be around 15% lower in the long run, compared to if the U.K. had remained in the EU.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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Skydance’s merger agreement with Paramount valued Skydance at $4.75 billion.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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And the traits females valued in men differed dramatically from what males valued in themselves, GWI found.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Historically, political appointees generally—though not always—deferred to career government scientists when assessing and reporting on the scientific evidence underlying policy decisions.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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The National Hurricane Center continued Sunday to assess a tropical wave moving across the Atlantic with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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“Guesstimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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