1
as in assessing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars
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as in calculating
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot
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Recent Examples of estimating
The next few years led to a major bounce in Halloween’s popularity, with Ben Cooper estimating that overall costume sales tripled.
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Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Since then, the list of automakers offering CarPlay has only grown, with Apple estimating more than 800 vehicles are compatible.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Researchers have shown how a quantum computer can be used to do nuclear magnetic resonance, a method of estimating the atomic structure of compounds.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The data gives insight into how the country’s wider immigrant population looked in 2023, with MPI estimating numbers continued to rise into 2024, but have likely since stalled and perhaps even begun to decline as immigration enforcement increases.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For example, the state social services department is still tasked with developing a methodology for estimating the rate of CalFresh participation, to be released to the public each year.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
This approach offers a simpler alternative to complex artificial intelligence analysis for estimating nuclear material amounts.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Humans aren’t very good at estimating meal components down to the gram, and measuring every mouthful of food requires intense devotion.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
But federal surveillance systems are far from perfect, and experts say that formally reported measles cases in the US are probably a significant undercount, with some estimating that this year’s total could be closer to 5,000 cases.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Mark Dent, HubSpot, 24 Oct. 2025
Since then, the list of automakers offering CarPlay has only grown, with Apple estimating more than 800 vehicles are compatible.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Researchers have shown how a quantum computer can be used to do nuclear magnetic resonance, a method of estimating the atomic structure of compounds.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The data gives insight into how the country’s wider immigrant population looked in 2023, with MPI estimating numbers continued to rise into 2024, but have likely since stalled and perhaps even begun to decline as immigration enforcement increases.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
For example, the state social services department is still tasked with developing a methodology for estimating the rate of CalFresh participation, to be released to the public each year.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
This approach offers a simpler alternative to complex artificial intelligence analysis for estimating nuclear material amounts.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Humans aren’t very good at estimating meal components down to the gram, and measuring every mouthful of food requires intense devotion.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
But federal surveillance systems are far from perfect, and experts say that formally reported measles cases in the US are probably a significant undercount, with some estimating that this year’s total could be closer to 5,000 cases.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimating
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My starting point when assessing allegations of huge conspiracies is that secrets become exponentially harder to keep for every extra person who knows about them.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Once the threat level jumps to Defcon 1, so does the movie, and the cross-cutting between various parties issuing emergency orders and assessing the situation in terse acronym-heavy jargon begins in earnest.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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But calculating how organisms scale has practical value as well.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca De Mornay played Peyton Flanders, the Bartel family’s calculating nanny.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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But Warner’s leaders argue that Paramount is not fully valuing its assets.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Oura has been making headlines for months, most recently with its massive $900 million funding round, valuing the wearables giant at $11 billion.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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When a group has been together for so long, there can be a risk of other teams ‘figuring you out’.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Just figuring the run right there, Blake’s pitched some of the biggest outs, innings in the postseason for us.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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By the late 1870s, he was asked to take part in the gargantuan task of evaluating and cataloguing the results of the five-year Challenger expedition—an ambitious British global research voyage, the first ever dedicated purely to science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Police, per the CBC, said that authorities are currently evaluating physical and mental health of the woman in custody.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gilligan wants to keep viewers guessing, and this trailer definitely hits that mark.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kat Stickler likes to keep her millions of followers guessing.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Creating a Bureau of Motion Pictures, Roosevelt also transformed part of the White House’s East Wing in order to screen films as a way of gauging the national mood.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Steel Nomad Light adds a broader perspective, gauging geometry, lighting, and particle effects through Metal’s native rendering pipeline for consistent cross-platform comparison.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Parents who experience domestic and intimate partner violence are more likely to have decision-making power for their children, but are less likely to have primary placement — actual time with their kids — after family court involvement in Milwaukee County, according to a new study.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shirley had stumbled onto the Canal Street vendors while in New York making a video about Zohran Mamdani.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Estimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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