as in to estimate
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
I'm going to guesstimate that this ring is worth $200 or so
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The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center estimates that the total amount of federal relief measures taken after the COVID-19 pandemic—much of which was Former President Biden’s policies— amounted to $5 trillion, resulting in deficits not seen outside of wartime.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Melissa is among only three Atlantic storms to make landfall with winds estimated at 185 mph.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the high-flying dot-com days, AOL also engineered what is widely considered among the worst mega-mergers ever with its deal for Time Warner to create AOL Time Warner, completed in January 2001, which was valued at a staggering $350 billion at the time.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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The total package over his two-and-a-half-year current contract is valued at $150 million, which includes equity in the club upon his retirement.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The storm’s forceful winds unleashed widespread destruction, killing at least 30 people – though its true toll is yet to become clear, with authorities still assessing the number of casualties.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The deadly storm made landfall in Cuba overnight and churned out to sea as officials in Jamaica began to assess the extensive damage on the island.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Guesstimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimate. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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