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
That report cited a number of reasons for the struggle to attain the 2025 goals — and for the bay’s lackluster response to the pollution reductions achieved thus far — including the possibility that the Bay Program’s current computer model could be overestimating phosphorus reductions.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
However, cases like this have been reported in previous research, such as an earlier observation of snakes that overestimated their abilities to swallow young rabbits and died while trying to do so.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
A good many of them can feel like Hail Mary passes by a brand desperate for growth, or a way to take out a rival, or simply the result of one company overestimating its ability to turn around another.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Previous studies may have overestimated the loneliness-mortality link by not adequately accounting for these factors.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
However, cases like this have been reported in previous research, such as an earlier observation of snakes that overestimated their abilities to swallow young rabbits and died while trying to do so.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
A good many of them can feel like Hail Mary passes by a brand desperate for growth, or a way to take out a rival, or simply the result of one company overestimating its ability to turn around another.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Previous studies may have overestimated the loneliness-mortality link by not adequately accounting for these factors.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimate
Verb
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Riviera’s restaurants and bars can accommodate a wide variety of dietary restrictions and preferences—though advance notice is often appreciated.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
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Employers appreciate adaptability and commitment to continuous learning.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Skydance’s merger agreement with Paramount valued Skydance at $4.75 billion.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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And the traits females valued in men differed dramatically from what males valued in themselves, GWI found.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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In their place, The Bad News Bears suggests that losers are sometimes more fun to hang around than the winners, and that winning itself may be overrated.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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Trump’s United States may find that, in the dangerous twenty-first century, those splendors are overrated.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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Almost half, or 45.6%, of individual investors say stocks in general are overvalued, according to the latest weekly poll conducted by the American Association of Individual Investors.—
Brian Evans,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
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In January 2025, Wall Street analysts saw Vertiv’s stock as overvalued, noted my post on Forbes.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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When sunset hit, the couple appeared to take a break out of their day to admire the view, which closed out the video.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Rotating exhibits mean there’s always something new to admire.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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Psychological safety fosters an environment where team members feel valued, respected and empowered to take risks or initiative without fear of rejection, humiliation or judgment.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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High-minded stuff like this could well result in something that’s as inert and exciting as, well, a pile of rocks, but Kossakovsky creates a thought-provoking visual poem that enlightens and nudges to consider a better future that respects structures and elements.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Overestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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