estimated

past tense of estimate

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Recent Examples of estimated The African Union estimated that conflict resulted in around 600,000 deaths from combat, famine and the collapse of healthcare. — Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 The results are estimated to have a margin of error of about 2 percentage points in either direction in the overall sample, and larger numbers for subgroups. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The study estimated as much as three-quarters of petitions resulted in a settlement. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 An adjuster estimated the storm caused more than $50,000 in damage and indicated her policy would cover the cost after the deductible, Lee said. — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Bregman estimated the Bregman Family Racing’s horses have won around 25-30 races over the years. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 When the car crosses the auction block on November 21, it is estimated to fetch between $15 million and $20 million. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 Harry Styles sold out 12 nights this summer with crowds estimated at 80,000 each night. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 Nigerians are on track to spend $34 billion on healthcare this year, nearly double the amount spent five years ago, a report by the Health Federation of Nigeria, a non-profit coalition of private sector providers, estimated. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
Verb
  • One of the main limitations is that exposure was assessed using a single urine sample.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Ancil Hoffman Golf Course and Effie Yeaw Nature Center were initially closed while crews assessed the damage and checked for live electrical wires that could pose a safety hazard.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The first clues came in the 1970s, when Jacob Bekenstein and Stephen Hawking calculated the entropy of black holes — typically a measure of how much stuff fits inside an object.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Minimum withdrawals are calculated by an account balance and age.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But the market has never valued Tesla conventionally, and for good reason.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And in this day and age, when money is tight, workers want to feel that they — and their efforts — are valued daily.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The veteran quarterback figured the same thing would work for the Las Vegas Raiders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Drew, who wouldn't stop talking, figured around 75% of sports bettors are men.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many correctly guessed the cinnamon-sugar dessert, which was pulled from menus in 2024, according to reports and social media users.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Who could have guessed that football genius Sean McVay would be so badly outplanned, so badly outcoached, and so unimaginably wrong on the game’s transformative play?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, Leigh made one last desperate attempt to get her things.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Osubor, who also stars, made the film under the mentorship of 90s indie film stalwart Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) follows an ambitious flower-delivery driver (Osubor) who gets drawn into the orbit of a powerful local figure called Big Daddy.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • While Gemini was never supposed to access the broader internet, a bug in the testing environment made internet access available.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Irregular was not supposed to allow the model to operate outside its servers, but due to a misconfiguration, Gemini was able to access the Internet.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Estimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimated. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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