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
Most students in the survey overestimated the earning power of their degrees.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Options pricing has overestimated the size of Nvidia’s post-report swing six of the past seven quarters, and 14 of the past 20, according to Cboe LiveVol data.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 20 May 2026
The sale actually revealed more about the market below $20 million, which experienced a depth of bidding that has been missing from the highly choreographed and overestimated auctions of recent years.
—Julie Brener Davich, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
Insurers, hospitals, and policy experts took issue with the methodology Paragon used to estimate improper enrollments, saying they likely were vastly overestimated.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Maybe buyers simply overestimated demand when tickets sold out last summer.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The matches are down in Foxboro, hotel bookings have been overestimated and the Massachusetts host committee has raised just a paltry $20 million.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The entrenchment of those supply chains may have been underestimated by proponents of nearshoring and onshoring, while the impacts of higher tariffs may have been overestimated.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
The distress the Sussexes caused the Queen in the last years of her life cannot be overestimated.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Options pricing has overestimated the size of Nvidia’s post-report swing six of the past seven quarters, and 14 of the past 20, according to Cboe LiveVol data.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 20 May 2026
The sale actually revealed more about the market below $20 million, which experienced a depth of bidding that has been missing from the highly choreographed and overestimated auctions of recent years.
—Julie Brener Davich, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
Insurers, hospitals, and policy experts took issue with the methodology Paragon used to estimate improper enrollments, saying they likely were vastly overestimated.
—Julie Appleby, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Maybe buyers simply overestimated demand when tickets sold out last summer.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
The matches are down in Foxboro, hotel bookings have been overestimated and the Massachusetts host committee has raised just a paltry $20 million.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The entrenchment of those supply chains may have been underestimated by proponents of nearshoring and onshoring, while the impacts of higher tariffs may have been overestimated.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
The distress the Sussexes caused the Queen in the last years of her life cannot be overestimated.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimated
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The deal was reportedly valued at over $1 billion and involved a mix of cash and stock.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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Investigation traced equipment to officer's home According to the criminal complaint, the journalist suffered an injury while working at the protest and dropped a camera bag containing cameras and other equipment valued at roughly $10,000.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Free; donations are appreciated.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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But others are still under-appreciated by the collector-car market despite their design and engineering significance.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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As two of the most famous pop songwriters in the world, Swift and McCartney have admired each another’s work from afar over the years.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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The mural stood for nearly three decades before workers began painting over it last month, causing an uproar among residents who admired the mural’s grand scale and message of ocean conservation.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Look no further than the Baltimore Orioles for a team that overvalued certain prospects and held onto them for too long.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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The analyst believes that shares of On are overvalued since the brand is at the higher end of its sportswear and footwear peer group and footwear sales growth is beginning to normalize.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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In many cases, pilots are overrated.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The power of the audiences cannot be overrated, however.—
Shepherd Mpofu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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