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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesstimated
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Approximately 1,700 driver’s licenses and an unspecified number of birth certificates are estimated to be invalidated by the law, which went into effect February 26.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The operator of Fovo Foods could be valued at $700 million to $900 million in a deal, the people said.—
Pei Li,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Hence, SpaceX can’t be valued on its current profits, but only on its prospects from gigantic growth in the most pioneering of industries whose future trajectory is also unknowable.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Malkin was assessed a game misconduct and a five-minute major for the slash, which happened during the second period.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The agency spokesperson said operational and system impacts of these reviews are still being assessed.—
Jillian Taylor,
StateImpact,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Guesstimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimated. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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