as in values
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 overestimates
However, the government’s official rate overestimates the value of the peso, which has been losing value dramatically in recent years.
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimates
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While the average person values their digital assets at nearly $200,000 according to our Bryn Mawr Trust 2024 Digital Assets Survey, fewer than 15% have an estate plan that covers them.—
Jamie Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Lee also clearly values meeting collectors face-to-face.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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What often emerges from these operations is a community that appreciates accountability where genuine growth can take place.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The founder of Gray Walker Interiors in Charlotte, North Carolina, appreciates this type of layout for many reasons.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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The teenager loves and admires her father, offering to help with his work often at the expense of her own (home)work, and Lee is usually happy to have an encouraging second-in-command.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a popular radio-station DJ, Fred Temple (Colman Domingo), gets roped into the madness because Tony admires and trusts him.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Grace features a design that respects the estate's history while bringing in contemporary elements.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Subianto reiterated that his government respects freedom of expression as guaranteed in Indonesia’s constitution and international conventions.—
Niniek Karmini,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Overestimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimates. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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