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Recent Examples of overestimation
The possible overestimation could be due to a change in the direction of the tsunami’s energy.
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Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
In a characteristic act of self-contradiction, however, his foreign policy is based on a significant overestimation of American power.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Additionally, the self-reporting of sleep duration may have introduced recall biases, including the overestimation of actual sleep time versus time spent in bed.
—Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2025
Givi and Kirk attribute this overestimation of negative outcomes to cognitive bias—more specifically, the tendency to give more weight to our own overthinking than to the actual thoughts of others.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
In a characteristic act of self-contradiction, however, his foreign policy is based on a significant overestimation of American power.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Additionally, the self-reporting of sleep duration may have introduced recall biases, including the overestimation of actual sleep time versus time spent in bed.
—Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 May 2025
Givi and Kirk attribute this overestimation of negative outcomes to cognitive bias—more specifically, the tendency to give more weight to our own overthinking than to the actual thoughts of others.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimation
Noun
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These numbers are likely an underestimation, though.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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There are a couple of reasons to think that this is an underestimation of the impact, as well.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If iron ore prices stabilize around present figures and copper production increases as anticipated, Vale’s earnings could grow substantially, allowing for a 20–30% reassessment from current values.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Despite those numbers, the reassessment of Bush remains hard for some to stomach.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This disruption fueled a crisis in teacher turnover and burnout, with one survey finding that nearly a quarter of all teachers were considering leaving or retiring because of COVID-19 lockdowns.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Of those who responded to our informal survey, 53% said love is more important.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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