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Additionally, the self-reporting of sleep duration may have introduced recall biases, including the overestimation of actual sleep time versus time spent in bed.
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Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2025
That any cease-fire was necessary was a surprise and a letdown for Modi’s base, which had expected a swift victory based on a combination of misinformation and what was likely an overestimation of India’s military strength and operational superiority.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
The findings suggest that illicit fentanyl use may be underestimated by the NSDUH, stressing the need to avoid such overestimations in the future.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2025
Such hyperbole, taken at face value, has contributed to the Trump administration’s overestimation of the chances that tariffs would force China to the negotiating table.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2025
That any cease-fire was necessary was a surprise and a letdown for Modi’s base, which had expected a swift victory based on a combination of misinformation and what was likely an overestimation of India’s military strength and operational superiority.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
The findings suggest that illicit fentanyl use may be underestimated by the NSDUH, stressing the need to avoid such overestimations in the future.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2025
Such hyperbole, taken at face value, has contributed to the Trump administration’s overestimation of the chances that tariffs would force China to the negotiating table.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimation
survey
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The survey underscored a persistent difference by age; among those between the ages of 1 and 18, the mean consumption of UPFs was higher, 61.9% of calories.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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An Insurtech Insights survey showed 94 % of respondents believe automation helps claims, yet 40% said human supervision is vital.—
Sagi Eliyahu,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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