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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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Put this duo together in the same production, and their underestimation runs in opposite directions.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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For Smith-Njigba, underestimation precedes dominance.—
Adam Kilgore,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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But expect a reassessment, followed by maturity, with the smartest AI implementations creating the strongest enterprise users.—
Rhon Daguro,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The numbers signal that river restoration is becoming more widely adopted but also reflect a broader reassessment of how rivers function in an era of climate extremes.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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Mortgage rates are essentially flat so far this week, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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But Atlanta is faring better than other host cities with its level of hotel bookings, with about 50% of the city’s survey respondents saying their booking pace was in line with or ahead of expectations, with demand trending above a typical June or July.—
Mirtha Donastorg,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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“Overestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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