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
Kentucky's largest school system is shrinking, with the latest enrollment numbers showing Jefferson County Public School leaders slightly overestimated how many students would show up for school this fall.
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Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Has Starmer overestimated the public’s appetite for complexity?
—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
Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Has Starmer overestimated the public’s appetite for complexity?
—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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Today the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation awards more than 70 scholarships valued at up to $15,000 each with funds augmented by corporate and individual donors.—
Margaret Buranen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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The buyout deal, valued at $55 billion, is with several investors, including private-equity firms Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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The jury also appreciated the thematically appropriate disregard for linear time used in the movie and found hope and joy in watching these characters seek humor and hold tight to each other in the face of a difficult disease.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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And that diversity is seen and appreciated within Selena’s fandom.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
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For too long, cultural currency has been admired but not measured.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Marco Silva, who previously worked at Marinakis’ Greek club Olympiacos, remains somebody admired by the owner.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even if the country eventually succeeds in attracting investment, more American resources may also be required to stabilize the peso, which most economists agree is overvalued relative to prices.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Amid this lengthy bull market, however, some stocks could be overvalued.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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