estimated

past tense of estimate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of estimated Its price is estimated between £35,000-55,000 ($46,000-72,500). — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Gandhirajan estimated that the one-day shutdown cost the government around 84 lakh rupees, or $86,800, in GST revenue. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 Communities including Macaracas, Ocú, Las Tablas, Chitré and Santiago were estimated to have experienced intensity VII, or very strong shaking, capable of damaging buildings, particularly those with vulnerable construction. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The number of shelters is estimated by the government at around 2,000, enough for about 300,000 people. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 Burnham estimated that the same strategy for 114 would cost perhaps $100 million or more, making such a blunt approach unrealistic. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026 And in Alaska, the pipeline project – estimated to cost between $45 and $55 billion – has entered the close Senate race between GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026 Sidi Ould ‌Tah said the goal was to plug a development financing gap estimated to be worth $400 billion a year. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The number of Americans overseas who have never lived in the United States yet cast ballots in the country was estimated at about 11,500 in 2016. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
Verb
  • Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara said analysts from Ukraine's intelligence services, the General Staff and the Defense Ministry had assessed the strikes' effects.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • South Korea’s military had earlier assessed that the weapon flew more than 435 miles (700 kilometers) toward waters off the country’s eastern coast.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • While some of the engineering can be precisely calculated — air, water, waste, power, occupancy and storage, for example — other questions around bunker design are murkier.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Integral members of American society, whose absence contributes to financial and psychological damage to other Americans—typically children—in ways yet to be calculated.
    — Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • WeWork had been valued privately at $47 billion, but just six weeks after the New Constructs report, the company pulled its IPO amid weak demand and intense criticism surrounding its financials.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Considered the most expensive work in the world at the time of its creation, the book was valued at 2 million francs (about $408,000 in 1961 dollars); today it is considered a French heritage treasure, its value estimated at several million euros.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ahead of Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Las Vegas Raiders showed all the signs of a franchise that had, at long last, figured it out.
    — Pete Sweeney October 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Dodgers have figured that out over five postseasons in this format.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And then, the decision that will be second guessed in San Diego for years to come, if the Padres don't complete the big comeback.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The bad guy has guessed his secret identity and now holds our hero at gunpoint.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Growing up amid high divorce rates has also made younger couples more conscious of protecting their financial independence.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Belgium–Netherlands–Italy co-production, directed by Brecht Debackere, made its world premiere in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Tyson Brody, a spokesperson for Hamilton’s campaign, characterized the influx of GOP spending as a last-ditch effort to avoid losing a seat in a state that wasn’t supposed to be a battleground.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • If an Oura Ring — which has no microphone — looks like a Vocci Ring — which does — and both look like regular rings, what is the average person supposed to do?
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Estimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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