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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Restoring the Qianlong Garden took more than two decades, a costly and painstaking process based on a 2000 cooperation agreement signed by the World Monuments Fund and the museum, which estimated a price tag of $15-18 million.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025 -
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In fact, disposable medical apparel is valued for helping reduce cross-contamination risk, because single-use items are not subjected to laundering cycles or reuse.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Reuters reported that the private equity firm backtracked on its bid, valued at $64 a share, about a week ago.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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In its 2022 pilot program in New York, which assessed the effects of an AI chatbot on older adults’ mental health, a vast majority reported a decline in loneliness and an improvement in well-being.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
5 Nov. 2025
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After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Guesstimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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