as in to appreciate
to place too high a value on
the contractors overestimated their ability to do the work on such short notice
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Recent Examples of overestimate
Compare that to the Pac-12, where leaders fumbled negotiations, overestimated their value, and ended up offering member schools nothing but empty promises and uncertainty.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
New routes can also lead to lower prices when carriers overestimate the demand for a certain destination.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Behavioral data shows that optimists sometimes overestimate returns and volatility, resulting in poor timing or overexposure.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The focus of this book is important, but perhaps leads her to overestimate the power of the fetal-personhood argument in a society where some of that doctrine’s logical conclusions would be profoundly objectionable to many, many Americans.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
New routes can also lead to lower prices when carriers overestimate the demand for a certain destination.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Behavioral data shows that optimists sometimes overestimate returns and volatility, resulting in poor timing or overexposure.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The focus of this book is important, but perhaps leads her to overestimate the power of the fetal-personhood argument in a society where some of that doctrine’s logical conclusions would be profoundly objectionable to many, many Americans.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimate
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Any advice would be greatly appreciated. — REMEMBERING IN CANADA DEAR REMEMBERING: Please accept my sympathy for the untimely loss of your granddaughter.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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The Swiss currency has appreciated 10% against the U.S. dollar since the beginning of the year – but inside Switzerland's borders, rising demand for the franc is stirring up challenges for policymakers.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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Unlike stocks, which can be valued on the basis of tangible components such a company’s goods and services, bitcoin is considered a store of value, and its price is driven by what others are willing to pay for it.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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It was last valued at $65 million in 2024 and has raised a total of $8 million, according to PitchBook.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Or even my rants against In-N-Out, which is overrated.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Their initial encounter is soured by Oliver, who teaches literature at a university, calling his great great great great aunt’s oeuvre overrated and limited in scope.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2025
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The reasons to believe that AI startups are overvalued are plentiful.—
Tomas Milar,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Measuring the ratio of a company's stock price to the company's earnings per share, price-to-earnings ratio is a method commonly used for assessing whether a company is overvalued.—
Aron Solomon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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In an Instagram carousel shared on Wednesday, June 4, Popeyes posted a collection of posts from around social media admiring their marketing and swift movements.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Stock image: A couple standing with suitcases at their sides, admiring a window view from a bedroom.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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CrowdStrike shares never deserved to be that low, but a move like that must be respected.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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Trump’s moral choice is to respect Gulf states’ unique history, culture, religion, and society.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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“Overestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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