estimated

verb

past tense of estimate
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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2
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 Kelley Blue Book estimated Tesla sold just 20,237 of the vehicles last year, down about half from the year prior. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026 Methodology Sportico estimated off-court earnings for the 2026-27 season through conversations with those familiar with NBA endorsement deals. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Scientists have estimated up to around 13 million metric tons of plastics enter the ocean each year, but only a fraction of has been found floating at the surface — around 250,000 tons. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 It’s estimated that death penalty appeals alone constitute about a quarter of the work of the California Supreme Court. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 O’Keeffe’s Near Abiquiu, New Mexico I, 1930, is estimated to get $3 million at Christie’s November 17 evening sale in New York. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026 To date, it is estimated that some 400,000 people have already succumbed to starvation because of the drought and the fighting. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026 Anywhere from 100,000 to more than 200,000 people were estimated in attendance at the Sikh parade the past two previous years. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The federal government estimated there would be 17,000 disputes annually. — Lindsey Murtagh, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
  1. assessed
  2. calculated
  3. valued
  4. figured
  5. guessed
  6. made
  7. supposed
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  • The test also assessed the missile’s ability to strike targets vertically, as Pyongyang continues to expand its range of weapons systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • On the money laundering front, the SNRA identifies the secondary art market as particularly exposed to criminal exploitation, with the threat level also assessed as moderate (level 2).
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of assessed
Verb
  • The authors calculated that for every 114 newborns who do not receive a vitamin K shot ⁠at birth, one ​additional bleeding event would occur.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Matthias Schweighöfer has this precision and control that makes the German production feel sharp and calculated.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of calculated
Verb
  • Neither Namibia nor Origin De Beer Group has announced a price, but gem experts say it could be valued at between $5 million and $25 million.
    — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Based on the upper bound of its offer price at 78 dollars, Anthropic is valued at 1 trillion dollars.
    — , CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of valued
Verb
  • So this figured to be a different game than what was planned, with the Wolverines shorthanded on the bench and UConn having to function without its best player.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
  • She’s figured centrally in the government’s efforts to find and prosecute noncitizen voters.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of figured
Verb
  • Wood anyone have guessed that Colin Jost and Michael Che are Swifties?
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Monahan did more digging and found out there were three adult brothers living in Boston who could have owned the canns, and DeAngelis guessed that they were made before Henry Vassall’s death in 1769.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of guessed
Verb
  • Veteran forward Troy Terry made his season debut for the Ducks after missing 18 games while recovering from hip surgery in June.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Republicans made gains with young voters, Hispanics and Black people in 2024, but those gains were reversed as the conflict with Iran and its economic repercussions dragged on.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of made
Verb
  • It’s supposed to be a sweeping and constructive process, akin to holding up a mirror to governments to improve their human rights policies.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The shoe was supposed quickly return the following month with the more traditional upper construction seen now, only in a natural mix of browns, but the release wound up being cancelled.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
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