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
The vaccines are estimated to prevented 38 million deaths among people born between 2000 and 2030 in 98 low and middle-income countries, according to the CDC.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
There is a chronic lack of supply across the country, estimated by some experts to be between 4 and 7 million homes.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Amid the military build-up, tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to leave the city, which was estimated to have a total of about one million inhabitants - many of them already displaced multiple times - before Israel announced its plans for a ground incursion.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
More than 3,000 people were estimated to be at the event, according to the university's police chief, Jeff Long.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
It is widely estimated that fighters are given a smaller share of the organization's revenue compared to athletes in other leagues and fighting promotions.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Timing of Estimated Tax Payments When are estimated tax payments due?
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Permian Basin — the country’s largest oil field, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border — was estimated by a 2024 study to emit the second-most methane of any oil field in the world.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
There is a chronic lack of supply across the country, estimated by some experts to be between 4 and 7 million homes.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Amid the military build-up, tens of thousands of Palestinians continued to leave the city, which was estimated to have a total of about one million inhabitants - many of them already displaced multiple times - before Israel announced its plans for a ground incursion.
—CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
—Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
More than 3,000 people were estimated to be at the event, according to the university's police chief, Jeff Long.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
It is widely estimated that fighters are given a smaller share of the organization's revenue compared to athletes in other leagues and fighting promotions.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Timing of Estimated Tax Payments When are estimated tax payments due?
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Permian Basin — the country’s largest oil field, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border — was estimated by a 2024 study to emit the second-most methane of any oil field in the world.
—ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
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That compares to only one-third of countries assessed a decade ago, at a time when roughly the same number were also advancing.—
Matthew Tostevin
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Power generation and transmission operations continue to be assessed.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The system that would have calculated Brown’s risk score — or any defendant’s score — is not readily available to the public, but the Observer found a breakdown of the general formula through the foundation that helped develop Mecklenburg’s policies.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Goldman Sachs has calculated that a bubble popping could wipe out up to 20% of the S&P 500’s valuation.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The move comes weeks after Union Pacific announced the acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern in a deal valued at $85 billion.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Today the biggest players are Polymarket, valued at $1 billion and the official prediction partner of X, and Kalshi, worth $2 billion following a recent fundraise.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately for moms, most workplaces still haven’t figured how to balance the return-to-office mandates with accommodations for their talented, ambitious, hard-working employees—who just happen to be moms.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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That figured to only get amplified with the buzzing crowd for just the second NFL game here and a scene with a vibe reminiscent of crowds at an Olympic event.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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So Nick flew by himself on a United Airlines flight that Wil guessed contained more packages than humans.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Few would have guessed that the guardians of whiskey and beer would be the ones showing us the way into the THC future.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The thing is that vibe coding is presumably supposed to be a widely adaptable approach to producing programs.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The coronal hole had a negative polarity that wasn't supposed to give us big geomagnetic storms or subsequent auroras, Skov explained.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The per-charge range is no less impressive, with its 1,440-mAh downtube battery reckoned good for up to 260 km (162 miles) at the lowest PAS setting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Wolff reckoned that the impact of Antonelli's previous mistakes is weighing him down.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Estimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimated. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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