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 Series 11 should last longer, with Apple estimating 24 hours of use on a charge.
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PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Airlines faced massive deficits after 9/11, with the Air Transport Association estimating losses of $10 billion in the immediate aftermath.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Even with those uncertainties, Ditiu says estimating how cuts could stoke an increase in TB cases and deaths is crucial for helping countries plan.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Risher’s comments on Monday were the company’s first attempt to put a monetary figure on the savings—with Risher estimating the company would save some $200 million in insurance payments.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
That is followed by 47% who are creating long-term financial plans, 34% who are estimating future retirement costs and 32% who are seeking professional financial advice.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Management is estimating a $10 million drag on profit margins and is coping with material delivery problems.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
The center's aurora dashboard has an animation estimating what aurora visibility will be like for the next 30 minutes.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Last year was the hottest on record, with some experts estimating that climate change led to 41 extra days of extreme heat globally in 2024.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Airlines faced massive deficits after 9/11, with the Air Transport Association estimating losses of $10 billion in the immediate aftermath.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Even with those uncertainties, Ditiu says estimating how cuts could stoke an increase in TB cases and deaths is crucial for helping countries plan.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Risher’s comments on Monday were the company’s first attempt to put a monetary figure on the savings—with Risher estimating the company would save some $200 million in insurance payments.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
That is followed by 47% who are creating long-term financial plans, 34% who are estimating future retirement costs and 32% who are seeking professional financial advice.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Management is estimating a $10 million drag on profit margins and is coping with material delivery problems.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
The center's aurora dashboard has an animation estimating what aurora visibility will be like for the next 30 minutes.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Last year was the hottest on record, with some experts estimating that climate change led to 41 extra days of extreme heat globally in 2024.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimating
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This means regularly assessing your thinking skills, consciously choosing when to engage versus delegate mental tasks, and maintaining practices that keep your mind sharp.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Others recommended calculating an exact percentage based on apartment size.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Imagine calculating every possible way billions of Lego bricks could fit together – that’s the scale of complexity physicists face when evaluating the configurational integral.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Appreciation means valuing the struggle of learning, not despite its difficulty but because of it.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other streamers have found their own ways to account for expensive new sports rights, valuing games’ ability to bring in supplemental audiences who have proven likely to stick around.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some companies are figuring it out and seeing real value.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is the era of all-nighters, early classes, cafeteria skin, and figuring it all out.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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This includes identifying outdated customizations, unused fields and redundant processes, as well as evaluating whether a single-org, multi-org or hybrid strategy best fits your business.—
Buyan Thyagarajan,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Imagine calculating every possible way billions of Lego bricks could fit together – that’s the scale of complexity physicists face when evaluating the configurational integral.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me, so 2 points x2 = 4.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Throughout the early, character-developing scenes, the filmmaker throws in nightmarish visual and aural flourishes, leaving us guessing as to their meaning.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The therapist can do a much closer job of gauging how the person is reacting and interacting with AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood studio head torn between making artistic films and movies that will be a surefire commercial success, like a Kool-Aid movie.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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On television, Cardi B sat down with Jennifer Hudson for a lively moment on The Jennifer Hudson Show, while the Emmy Awards brought together Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Uzo Aduba, Colman Domingo, Tyler James Williams, and more for a night of history-making glamour in Los Angeles.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Estimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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