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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, 4 June 2026
The country’s worst outbreak happened in 1972, when the USDA estimated that there were 90,000 cases, and another outbreak of that magnitude could cost the Southwest alone more than $3 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Gangs are estimated to control 80 to 90 per cent of the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince, including the national stadium, forcing Haiti to play its ‘home’ games in nearby Curacao.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The structure is estimated to hold 5,000 people.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 June 2026
In 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated there were at least 777 digital labor platforms operating globally.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The likes of Fox, Cineverse and Access Entertainment have invested in the genre, which is estimated to make annual global revenues of between $20B to $30B by 2030.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 May 2026
DeSantis estimated his proposal would initially eliminate property taxes for about 60% of currently homestead property owners.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026
And, based on the luminosity of the object, people had estimated that the black hole itself was quite large for that early in the Universe’s history, at above 10 million times the mass of the Sun.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
The country’s worst outbreak happened in 1972, when the USDA estimated that there were 90,000 cases, and another outbreak of that magnitude could cost the Southwest alone more than $3 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Gangs are estimated to control 80 to 90 per cent of the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince, including the national stadium, forcing Haiti to play its ‘home’ games in nearby Curacao.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 3 June 2026
The structure is estimated to hold 5,000 people.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 June 2026
In 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated there were at least 777 digital labor platforms operating globally.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The likes of Fox, Cineverse and Access Entertainment have invested in the genre, which is estimated to make annual global revenues of between $20B to $30B by 2030.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 May 2026
DeSantis estimated his proposal would initially eliminate property taxes for about 60% of currently homestead property owners.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 27 May 2026
And, based on the luminosity of the object, people had estimated that the black hole itself was quite large for that early in the Universe’s history, at above 10 million times the mass of the Sun.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimated
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So even if the issue with the rocket can be quickly assessed and fixed, the company still might not have a pad from which to launch.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Caldwell was assessed by deputies, who put water on his neck.—
Caroline Zimmerman
May 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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In a marketplace where team values are often calculated by multiples of revenue, the bump could pad the bottom line—if Dolan were looking to sell.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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His projections were calculated based on the 2025 tax year.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
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Getting commercial property values back down to a 15% increase ceiling entailed manually reviewing the assessed values of hundreds of properties countywide, targeting anything valued under $5 million in 2023.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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With the company valued at roughly $4 billion and average daily trading volume of around 700k shares, many larger institutional investors may face practical limitations around position sizing and liquidity thresholds.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The word also figured heavily in the Alien and Sedition Acts, a set of four 18th century laws that restricted citizenship, expanded the president’s authority to detain and deport foreigners, and criminalized dissenting speech.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Both her audition and her callback had fallen flat, but the company must have figured that casting an amateur from hard-luck Butte as Lucetta would make good press.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Some guessed Gadd's Donny became a stalker himself by the end of that Netflix miniseries.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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Many of those Fan Festival registrants from around the world likely never even had heard of Kansas City before this, Kramer guessed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Videos of climbers waiting in long queues in an area known as the death zone – where the air is too thin to breathe unaided for long – on their way to the summit have once again made headlines, alongside record-breaking ascents from both Nepali and foreign climbers.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Your access will continue until the end of your current subscription after which the cancellation will take effect and no further charges will be made.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Or because the research may have been funded by the CDC and the authors potentially knew or assumed the conclusion they were supposed to reach.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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In the end, Filleman made sure this game went the way it was supposed to go.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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“Estimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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