as in valued
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Recent Examples of overvalued
The conventional wisdom in sports finance is that American franchises—the NFL, NBA, MLB—are grotesquely overvalued by any traditional metric.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
While a company's business quality might be strong, its investment quality diminishes when the narrative is overvalued.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Argus initiates SpaceX as hold Argus said shares are overvalued right now.
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Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
And there’s also the opportunity cost of giving up so much future trade capital in a market where first-round picks are overvalued.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Financial research firm Morningstar warned that SpaceX was overvalued.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Although many economists say the market was overvalued and a decline was inevitable, what triggered the crash is open to debate, and the sheer magnitude of the drop still puzzles economists.
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Barbara Hagenbaugh,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Tesla has remained in the S&P 500 even though critics called it overvalued for years, for example, and Musk’s electric-vehicle company has grown to become one of Wall Street’s 10 biggest companies.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
And when that happens, their shares are grossly overvalued, because if a share in a company is a claim on its future earnings.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
While a company's business quality might be strong, its investment quality diminishes when the narrative is overvalued.
—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Argus initiates SpaceX as hold Argus said shares are overvalued right now.
—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
And there’s also the opportunity cost of giving up so much future trade capital in a market where first-round picks are overvalued.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Financial research firm Morningstar warned that SpaceX was overvalued.
—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Although many economists say the market was overvalued and a decline was inevitable, what triggered the crash is open to debate, and the sheer magnitude of the drop still puzzles economists.
—
Barbara Hagenbaugh,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Tesla has remained in the S&P 500 even though critics called it overvalued for years, for example, and Musk’s electric-vehicle company has grown to become one of Wall Street’s 10 biggest companies.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
And when that happens, their shares are grossly overvalued, because if a share in a company is a claim on its future earnings.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvalued
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Revolut’s latest fund raise valued the firm at $75bn and Storonsky has spoken of a future IPO which could value the business—if someone doesn’t buy it before then – at north of $200bn.
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Levine Cava said the county would need to sell the property for market rate — and an appraiser once valued the land at $200 million.
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Historian Sandgruber describes how Alois Hitler wrote his 1895 letters in a deeply smug, anti-clerical manner that overestimated his abilities.
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Zwick says subsequent research has found that Hsieh and Moretti overestimated the size of that effect on economic growth.
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For the Angels, that steady presence has been appreciated during a turbulent season that includes the team firing general manager Perry Minasian and replacing him with interim GM John Mozeliak, as well as another injury absence for Mike Trout.
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But even Bassitt, watching the montage of his greatest Jays moments, appreciated the memories.
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Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
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In many cases, pilots are overrated.
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“Overvalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalued. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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