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
Too often, leaders overestimate readiness because things feel stable — but stability alone isn’t a green light to act.
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Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Still, Strain thinks that Powell is overestimating the risk that the economy will weaken further and push unemployment higher.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Analysts in Washington and Seoul often overestimate the impact that tensions between China and North Korea will have on their relationship.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Sergei Markov, a former Putin spokesman, argues Trump might still help deliver a deal — but warns against overestimating the breakthrough.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Still, Strain thinks that Powell is overestimating the risk that the economy will weaken further and push unemployment higher.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Analysts in Washington and Seoul often overestimate the impact that tensions between China and North Korea will have on their relationship.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Sergei Markov, a former Putin spokesman, argues Trump might still help deliver a deal — but warns against overestimating the breakthrough.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimate
Verb
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Some restaurants have chosen to raise prices, while others have reduced their portion sizes, neither of which their customers appreciate.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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So, useful suggestions should be appreciated.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But valuing ‘people’ requires more than a broad platitude.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The move comes weeks after Union Pacific announced the acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That’s consistently overrated as a factor.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both the Aggies and Fighting Irish ended up being overrated, but a win like that is still a big win.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some, however, are urging caution, warning the unprecedented success has made the stock overvalued.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Tesla critics say that the stock has become grossly overvalued because of Wall Street’s willingness to buy into Musk’s vision of the future in terms of AI, self-driving vehicles and robots, despite its failures to deliver on past promises along those lines.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That imperfection doesn’t disqualify you from being admired.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Along with users telling her to appreciate every second, others took a moment to admire the pure joy radiating from Luna and her family.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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Establish a joint steering group that synchronises direction while respecting domain expertise.—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the senators need to actually respect standards of economic expertise and integrity, but so far this has largely worked out in the history of the Fed — with both presidents and senators doing so.—
James B. Speta,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Overestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimate. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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