overestimations

Definition of overestimationsnext
plural of overestimation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overestimations
Noun
  • The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Doubts have been cast on jobs data due to misinterpretations of the labor bureau’s routine reviews of its statistics and its admissions about the difficulty of getting answers to its employment surveys.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The team also pointed out that until now, direct measurements of heat loss from Enceladus had only been made at the south pole, where dramatic plumes of water ice and vapour erupt from deep fissures in the surface.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The hypothesis was based on the taking of distance measurements to faraway galaxies using type 1a supernovae, stellar explosions that occur in twin star systems where one of the stars is a white dwarf.
    Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • However, calculations on the fallout from atmospheric detonations forced scientists to rethink this.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Tariffs have also changed businesses’ calculations on what is or isn’t profitable anymore.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Overestimations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overestimations. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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