1
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
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The global market for GLP-1 drugs is around $72 billion and likely to double by 2030, analysts estimated, but Novo’s lead has evaporated and it has been forced into a price war.
—semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
According to a Facebook post from Coastal Worldwide, the shark was estimated at more than 1,200 pounds and 12 feet long.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
The trick is to pretend the money from the new tax increase – estimated at $1 billion per year – will be used for healthcare.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
The impact over the next decade has been estimated at some $3 trillion.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Almost three years later, more than 13 million people have been displaced from their homes, and around 400,000 are estimated to have been killed.
—Yousra Elbagir, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Pritzker's office estimated the fee would generate $200 million a year to support elementary and high school education.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The global market for GLP-1 drugs is around $72 billion and likely to double by 2030, analysts estimated, but Novo’s lead has evaporated and it has been forced into a price war.
—semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
According to a Facebook post from Coastal Worldwide, the shark was estimated at more than 1,200 pounds and 12 feet long.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
The trick is to pretend the money from the new tax increase – estimated at $1 billion per year – will be used for healthcare.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026
The impact over the next decade has been estimated at some $3 trillion.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Almost three years later, more than 13 million people have been displaced from their homes, and around 400,000 are estimated to have been killed.
—Yousra Elbagir, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Pritzker's office estimated the fee would generate $200 million a year to support elementary and high school education.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
Verb
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Eight people were assessed by MDFR with five of them being taken to the hospital.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Yet siblings are rarely assessed or offered ongoing support.—
Debra Manetta,
STAT,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Big and small, benign and nefarious, calculated and spontaneous.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Toll rates can be calculated on the NC Quick Pass website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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The prediction market giant is valued at about $11 billion, meaning that the NBA star’s investment could be up to about $110 million.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Despite her long and groundbreaking career, Swayvo felt like his mom wasn’t always valued in the music business.—
DeAsia Paige,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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We’ve been lost in Bangkok but figured it out … after a while.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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The deaths of your parents have figured pretty prominently in the last two records.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Rita Ora guessed Moore as well, and Robin Thicke went with Leighton Meester.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Who could have guessed that combining the jersey numbers of Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce for a restaurant name would lead to a lawsuit?—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Brown made his film directorial debut with the 2005 documentary Off the Chain, which explored the widespread abuse of American pit bull terriers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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That decision was made without telling the White House first, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This wasn’t supposed to be negative.—
Eric Adler
March 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Mar. 2026
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How were they supposed to score?—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Estimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimated. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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