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Recent Examples of overestimation
The governor’s office projects a drop to just $24.7 million by 2026, though the Legislative Analyst noted that’s likely an overestimation.
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
This was later updated to reflect a 598,000 overestimation in previous data.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The possible overestimation could be due to a change in the direction of the tsunami’s energy.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
This was later updated to reflect a 598,000 overestimation in previous data.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
The possible overestimation could be due to a change in the direction of the tsunami’s energy.
—Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimation
Noun
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For Smith-Njigba, underestimation precedes dominance.—
Adam Kilgore,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the only female taxi driver working her corner of Nigeria’s heaving metropolis, Lady is accustomed to underestimation by a callous patriarchy, and staunchly resists the gender normatives implied by her name.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Most of those additions come from this kind of genomic reassessment, not from jungle expeditions.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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Most of those additions come from genomic reassessment, not jungle expeditions.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Readers using our app on an Android device may need to use two fingers to scroll through the survey.—
The Athletic,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Most American adults now agree that the platforms should require age verification, according to a survey taken in October.—
Ramesh Ponnuru,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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