as in estimated
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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Recent Examples of guesstimated
Gates guesstimated that the crowd was 90% Kansas fans, and 10% Mizzou fans.
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Rashad Alexander
december 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
Rashad Alexander
december 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
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Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Actual repairs to the pipe, estimated to take four to six weeks, can’t begin until a stronger bypass system is activated and the massive rocks blocking the Interceptor can be removed, one by one.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Made all the more legendary following her tragic death in August 1997, the 12-carat ring was valued at $37,500 in 1981 dollars—which translates to roughly $132,913 in 2025 dollars.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
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Though the awards, which are valued at about $8,000 per student, were initially reserved for low-income students and those with disabilities, the program is now open to all.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Across nearly 5,400 textile and apparel facilities assessed, 35 percent reported a gender pay gap, with men earning more than women for the same or comparable work.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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One metric is the percentage of lean muscle in your body, assessed by body composition tests such as DEXA scans.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Guesstimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimated. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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