estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌe-stə-ˈmā-shən 
Examples of estimation in a Sentence
This is not, in my estimation, an efficient use of our resources.
She went down in her supporters' estimation after she voted against the plan.
Planning the project requires careful cost estimation.
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Her job was, in her estimation, a relic of a different time — the business no longer relies on broadcast network casting directors to discover talent through global searches and talent holding deals.
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 10 July 2025
He's released 50 songs in the past three years, and in his estimation, has 10 times more currently saved on his iPhone.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
By the middle of the 20th century, Cold War paranoias about left-wing movements, spurred by the revolution in Cuba, led to, in Grandin’s estimation, 16 U.S.-aided regime changes from 1961 to 1969—including one in El Salvador, which put that country on the slippery slope to civil war.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
More than 100,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colon cancer this year, according to estimations by the American Cancer Society (ACS).
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 10 July 2025
He's released 50 songs in the past three years, and in his estimation, has 10 times more currently saved on his iPhone.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
By the middle of the 20th century, Cold War paranoias about left-wing movements, spurred by the revolution in Cuba, led to, in Grandin’s estimation, 16 U.S.-aided regime changes from 1961 to 1969—including one in El Salvador, which put that country on the slippery slope to civil war.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
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“Estimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estimation. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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estimation
noun
es·ti·ma·tion
ˌes-tə-ˈmā-shən
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