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
Verb
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Shepperson said his brother B.J. loved horses and would have really appreciated what this program is doing to help other veterans.—
Kennedy Hayes,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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Clara Karger, a spokesperson for Bass, said her boss appreciates that the council gave the authority for the LAPD to increase recruitment — adding as much as 480 officers — if financial circumstances improve.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Numbers don’t mean much if women or non-White soldiers don’t feel valued and heard.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Guitar Jimmy likely values the Knicks president’s strategy.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The New York Yankees are way overrated, the Boston Red Sox unproven while Toronto and Tampa Bay don’t seem like anything special.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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Mediocre art really does get overrated on account of its politics.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
Verb
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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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Redburn Atlantic Equities downgrades Chevron to sell from neutral Redburn Atlantic Equities said the energy and oil stock is overvalued.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Many folks have visited New Orleans and admired the ornate French Colonial architecture on display.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Art lovers can spend a few hours admiring the impressive collections at the Fundació Joan Miró or the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya.—
Jennifer Fernández Solano,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Differences in views on war or government policies should not interfere with respecting those who died in service.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Their practical approach respects tradition but pushes to modernize the monarchy.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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“Overestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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