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Recent Examples of overestimation
All four actors failed to achieve Actor Award recognition this year, signaling a possible overestimation of enthusiasm for this international Oscar contender.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The study found that the incorrect, older models led to a significant bias in criticality calculations, causing an artificial overestimation of the reactor’s effective neutron multiplication factor (keff).
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 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
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The study found that the incorrect, older models led to a significant bias in criticality calculations, causing an artificial overestimation of the reactor’s effective neutron multiplication factor (keff).
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimation
Noun
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The first is the underestimation of local content – not just as an engagement driver, but as a transaction engine.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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For Smith-Njigba, underestimation precedes dominance.—
Adam Kilgore,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fundamental selling is driven by a reassessment of earnings, cash flow, competitive position, management quality, or valuation.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Analysts say deteriorating geopolitical relations are driving the reassessment.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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About 96 million Americans ages 16 and older identify as birders, roughly 37% of the US population, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2022 demographic and economic survey on birding, the most comprehensive study to date.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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The finding, drawn from a study linking survey data on borrower beliefs to credit bureau records, puts a precise number on the financial damage inflicted by years of government policy whiplash on student debt.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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