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
Harbaugh put too much weight on the turnovers and overestimated how his defense was actually playing.
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
This episode delves into the Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their abilities, featuring insights from David Dunning, one of its original researchers.
—Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say older studies may have overestimated the benefits of moderate drinking.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Citi said investors may be overestimating the revenue stream tied to GLP-1s.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
This episode delves into the Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their abilities, featuring insights from David Dunning, one of its original researchers.
—Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say older studies may have overestimated the benefits of moderate drinking.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Citi said investors may be overestimating the revenue stream tied to GLP-1s.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for overestimate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimate
Verb
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At these shows, viewers largely cut off from nature’s magic were prompted to marvel at its beauty and appreciate its life-sustaining work.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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This included bobblehead characters with micro-expressions along with fungi-like environments and quirky creatures for the hallucinatory realm that the late David Lynch might’ve appreciated.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2025
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He’s never highly valued the head coach position, once saying that 500 coaches could have had Jimmy Johnson’s success.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump has also put his face on commemorative coins, valued at around $30 but sold for $100, Forbes reports.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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On-air remarks by a commentator working for the host broadcaster about Djokovic being overrated and a has-been caused a stir during Week 1 of the Australian Open.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Venu Sports was always overrated by the industry as some sort of game changer.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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With that in mind, our view is that investors will always be better served by studying the underlying fundamentals of companies to determine if a business is being undervalued, fairly valued, or overvalued, in the stock market — and then, acting accordingly.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2025
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Management and Tocchet has overvalued big D as a whole and under valued the need to actually pass the puck, large D or not.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Far from enabling the U.S. to annex Canada, the McKinley Tariff that Trump so admires drove the U.S.’s neighbor to the North into the arms of its main economic rival, the British.—
Marc-William Palen / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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The 43-year-old, a fashion trendsetter in the U.K., is admired for her elegant style.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
5 Feb. 2025
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By implementing a longer window strategy, Mufasa has been able to hold key Imax and PLF screens throughout its run, exhibitors respecting long theatrical windows.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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Simple actions like encouraging breaks, respecting boundaries and offering wellness programs can significantly impact team morale.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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