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as in assessed
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars
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as in calculated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot
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Recent Examples of estimated
On its earnings call month, American Airlines estimated its 2026 fuel expenses at $4 billion higher than last year.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 6 May 2026
And the 1966 Gibson Southern Jumbo Acoustic Guitar that Gary Busey played in The Buddy Holly Story (1978) is estimated to go for between $10,000 and $20,000.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2026
Together, they are estimated at about $198,125, a tiny figure next to the billions allegedly stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the state investment fund at the center of the scandal.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that in 2023, data centers across the country consumed 17 billion gallons of water per year for cooling, and projects that those figures could double or quadruple by 2028.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Each Delta vehicle is estimated to be capable of flying up to eight space missions per month, according to Virgin Galactic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Acting Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst estimated the Iran war has cost the United States $25 billion so far.
—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
That project is estimated to cost about $14 million.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 6 May 2026
And the 1966 Gibson Southern Jumbo Acoustic Guitar that Gary Busey played in The Buddy Holly Story (1978) is estimated to go for between $10,000 and $20,000.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2026
Together, they are estimated at about $198,125, a tiny figure next to the billions allegedly stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, the state investment fund at the center of the scandal.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that in 2023, data centers across the country consumed 17 billion gallons of water per year for cooling, and projects that those figures could double or quadruple by 2028.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Each Delta vehicle is estimated to be capable of flying up to eight space missions per month, according to Virgin Galactic.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Acting Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst estimated the Iran war has cost the United States $25 billion so far.
—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2026
That project is estimated to cost about $14 million.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
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Robinson — who stepped over Daniels during a testy Game 2 exchange — and Daniels were assessed offsetting technical fouls and were both ejected.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Corrections protocol requires that Allen be held under suicide watch for the first 72 hours in a green suicide smock while he is assessed.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Subsequent years on rookie deals are calculated relative to the first year's compensation.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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They’re calculated, high-tech operations.—
Chris Spear,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Lloyd is respected around the league and is valued as a networker with many European connections, which was instrumental in the Wolves’ drafting of French center Joan Beringer last summer.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Many move around the country, going from deans to vice presidents, and on to president, and by that time they are conditioned to stay within the traditional behaviors of corporate expectations, where regularity is valued, and disruption is thought to create corporate liability.—
Matthew G. Andersson,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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And Parker, a longtime coast dweller, figured that the night’s high tide offered the whale its best—and possibly only—chance of escape.—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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That request in a consulting agreement and promising immunity has figured prominently in both the killing and the trial alongside the arrest warrant.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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Schnitzer guessed the driver might not have seen the little boy.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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The stock market gains that Alphabet is producing are not being matched by other big AI spenders such as Microsoft and Facebook parent Meta Platforms, whose stock price plunged by about 6% in extended trading after disclosing an investment strategy being second guessed by investors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The results of that inquiry have never been made public.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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This was supposed to be the breakthrough; the moment the Magic finally turned the corner after years of rebuilding, retooling and resetting.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Jon Jackson, who was supposed to fly his final retirement flight with Spirit on Saturday.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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“Estimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimated. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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