overprices

verb

present tense third-person singular of overprice
as in overestimates

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  1. overestimates
  2. overvalues
  3. inflates
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  • The current argument overestimates how fast AI is overtaking and replacing the SaaS landscape.
    — Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Hopkins is, perhaps, the closest thing this story has to a Kornev—a principled outsider who ultimately overestimates the value of his own empathy and knowledge.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of overestimates
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  • Some think that price tag significantly overvalues the company.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • By including rising rents into the calculation for how much landlord expenses are increasing, the data overvalues landlord expenses to justify further rent increases.
    — Joanne Grell, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of overvalues
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  • Adverse birth outcomes are among the most common claims against physicians in medical-malpractice lawsuits, and awarded judgments can be very high, which inflates the liability-insurance premiums that doctors must pay.
    — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • The Portal Outdoors Nomis One finds its way to that category with a split-body design that carries in the trunk then inflates and hoists onto the roof or pickup truck bed in about 10 minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of inflates
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