as in valued
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 overestimated
Has Starmer overestimated the public’s appetite for complexity?
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
However, a new set of observations from telescopes around the world, including the VLT and combined with radar data, has shown how astronomers had overestimated KY26's properties.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Annual revisions released Tuesday by the BLS revealed that initial estimates for nonfarm payrolls data for the 12 months to March of this year were overestimated by 911,000, likely contributing to existing concerns about the state of the labor market and the economy going forward.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The company has also fairly consistently missed consensus earnings estimates in recent quarters, suggesting its overall growth trajectory may have been overestimated.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
For as the college loan disaster has shown, higher education’s importance to the country is grossly overestimated.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
However, a new set of observations from telescopes around the world, including the VLT and combined with radar data, has shown how astronomers had overestimated KY26's properties.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Annual revisions released Tuesday by the BLS revealed that initial estimates for nonfarm payrolls data for the 12 months to March of this year were overestimated by 911,000, likely contributing to existing concerns about the state of the labor market and the economy going forward.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The company has also fairly consistently missed consensus earnings estimates in recent quarters, suggesting its overall growth trajectory may have been overestimated.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
For as the college loan disaster has shown, higher education’s importance to the country is grossly overestimated.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimated
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Records of boxwood plantings date back to the 1700s, and Ohio nurseries' boxwood inventory is valued at over $200 million, the blog reports, citing the Ohio Department of Agriculture.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Intel had always championed its democratic ways, where employees were expected to reach out directly to senior leadership with ideas, and their input was valued, said ex-employees.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Still, from the back end of the secondary, Byard, the 10th-year safety and team captain, appreciated a player investing daily to better himself.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Josephine appreciated its open layout.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 Oct. 2025
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The idea was greatly accepted, admired, and encouraged by all the residents in the camp.—
Ikram Talaat Ahmed,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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John was greatly admired by all and will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all those who met, knew and worked with him.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Doing so, as Buffett argued in 2001, can be used to gauge whether the stock market is overvalued or undervalued relative to the size of the wider economy.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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That means Magnificent Seven stocks are historically overvalued.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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That’s consistently overrated as a factor.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both the Aggies and Fighting Irish ended up being overrated, but a win like that is still a big win.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Overestimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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