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Recent Examples of overestimation
That any cease-fire was necessary was a surprise and a letdown for Modi’s base, which had expected a swift victory based on a combination of misinformation and what was likely an overestimation of India’s military strength and operational superiority.
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Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
The findings suggest that illicit fentanyl use may be underestimated by the NSDUH, stressing the need to avoid such overestimations in the future.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2025
Such hyperbole, taken at face value, has contributed to the Trump administration’s overestimation of the chances that tariffs would force China to the negotiating table.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
The upshot of this free cash flow overestimation is that analysts have been overestimating Tesla’s fundamental value for years.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
The findings suggest that illicit fentanyl use may be underestimated by the NSDUH, stressing the need to avoid such overestimations in the future.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2025
Such hyperbole, taken at face value, has contributed to the Trump administration’s overestimation of the chances that tariffs would force China to the negotiating table.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
The upshot of this free cash flow overestimation is that analysts have been overestimating Tesla’s fundamental value for years.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimation
survey
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Last year, a Pew Research survey found 76% of Americans have a favorable opinion about the National Park Service—the most popular of 16 agencies, beating the U.S. Post Office (72%), NASA (67%) and the CDC (55%).—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The council — which represents the gold industry — found that 95% of survey respondents foresee an increase in global central banks’ gold reserves in the next 12 months.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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