as in to appreciate
to place too high a value on
the contractors overestimated their ability to do the work on such short notice
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Recent Examples of overestimate
Still, Strain thinks that Powell is overestimating the risk that the economy will weaken further and push unemployment higher.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Analysts in Washington and Seoul often overestimate the impact that tensions between China and North Korea will have on their relationship.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Sergei Markov, a former Putin spokesman, argues Trump might still help deliver a deal — but warns against overestimating the breakthrough.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
But investors may be overestimating the hit these companies will take due to this shift.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Analysts in Washington and Seoul often overestimate the impact that tensions between China and North Korea will have on their relationship.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Sergei Markov, a former Putin spokesman, argues Trump might still help deliver a deal — but warns against overestimating the breakthrough.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
But investors may be overestimating the hit these companies will take due to this shift.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimate
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That way, when you are accepted, you are accepted voluntarily, because people appreciate you and respect you and want you, not because you have been shoved down their throats.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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This evolution in masculinity, where vulnerability and authenticity are valued, moves away from the restrictive path in which the men interviewed by USA TODAY were raised.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Browser Company was valued at $550 million last year.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Steve Sarkisian is overrated and always has been.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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As to the question of whether Franklin is overrated or underappreciated, check back in January.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Tesla critics say that the stock has become grossly overvalued because of Wall Street’s willingness to buy into Musk’s vision of the future in terms of AI, self-driving vehicles and robots, despite its failures to deliver on past promises along those lines.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Media speculation indicates that the cash reflects Warren Buffett’s belief that corporations are presently overvalued.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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One of Lynne’s favorite stories is how their grandson took to admiring cars when their daughter’s family came to live with them during the pandemic.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Both were viewed by the fashion industry as the types to admire and follow.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Standing independently would be an Excelsior building that respected the architecture of the original 1940s building.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Overestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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