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as in assessment
an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something
the teacher's estimation of her student's scientific aptitude proved to be well-founded when he won a national science award
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as in estimate
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
I may have been a little too hasty in my estimation of his musical abilities
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as in respect
a feeling of great approval and liking
a show business superstar who enjoys the estimation of fans and fellow performers alike
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Recent Examples of estimation
At the time, Netflix reported its viewership metrics differently, so that’s a rough estimation based on the 300M hours viewed that the streamer touted for the series.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
In the group’s estimation, participation in the body will always offer the potential for global influence.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
By his estimation, Whitcomb started drinking around age 13 or 14.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Wall Street is coming up with its own estimations for what’s going on in the economy.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
In the group’s estimation, participation in the body will always offer the potential for global influence.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
By his estimation, Whitcomb started drinking around age 13 or 14.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Wall Street is coming up with its own estimations for what’s going on in the economy.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimation
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Representatives from the District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, county Behavioral Health Services and the court crafted San Diego’s approach, creating a process for a defendant to move from arrest to arraignment to assessment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In response to that legislation, De Anza developed new assessment practices, curriculum and other services that support students in completing those college-level courses.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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In his speech, Van Zile cited an estimate that 60,000 gambling machines are operating in taverns across the state, resulting in millions of dollars in uncollected taxes.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Central, South, and Southeast Asia lost as much as 11% of their 2019 GDP owing to exposure to fine particulate matter, according to World Bank estimates.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Her mission is to be an example of overcoming adversity, reminding the world that true success comes from working with love, respect, and shining without dimming the light of others.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fabian Hurzeler’s team have had their best matches in this respect against Manchester City in August and 10-man Chelsea in September, converting five of seven big chances across both wins.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The appraisal district appraises the market value of residential, commercial and industrial property for tax purposes.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Part of the new legislative package is also an effort to combat home appraisal discrimination, which has often put non-white households at a disadvantage.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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As part of the Bay List’s commitment to lowering the barrier of entry for writers, Dolby Laboratories provided fee waivers for a free month of hosting and one free evaluation for the first 150 eligible submissions.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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As part of this, internal deployment should be treated with the same care as external deployment, and rigorous assessments and evaluations to identify dangerous capabilities, the establishment of clear risk profiles, and required control or guardrail mechanisms prior to usage should be encouraged .—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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Bad Bunny expressed his respect and admiration for Moreno.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Jeffries, who previously deflected questions about Mamdani, has expressed admiration for the candidate’s affordability agenda and concern over his rhetoric and policy execution.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Plus, if nothing else, that win was a meaningful testament to his classmates' fond regard for him as a friend.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Now that their legendary predecessors have gained high regards in their own right, these younger kin are blazing their own trails.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The team’s calculations showed that the typical mass of the heavy neutrinos and the energy released from knot collapse led to the universe reheating to 100 GeV.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Estimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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