as in valued
to place too high a value on
I think the critics seriously overrated that movie
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Recent Examples of overrated
That’s consistently overrated as a factor.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Both the Aggies and Fighting Irish ended up being overrated, but a win like that is still a big win.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Steve Sarkisian is overrated and always has been.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Influencer Partnerships Based On Follower Count Follower‑count chasing in influencer deals is overrated.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Both the Aggies and Fighting Irish ended up being overrated, but a win like that is still a big win.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Steve Sarkisian is overrated and always has been.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Influencer Partnerships Based On Follower Count Follower‑count chasing in influencer deals is overrated.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrated
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My values include the beliefs that all of our students should feel safe, respected, and valued in our schools, that decisions should be made on the best available evidence and data, that our kids are not political pawns, that inclusion creates opportunity, and that schools shouldn’t ban books.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Their perspective seems to point to the fact that more practical, hard skills—such as how credit scores work, or how to pay off credit card debt—are valued over the soft skills that great works of literature might impress on young minds.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Has Starmer overestimated the public’s appetite for complexity?—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, a new set of observations from telescopes around the world, including the VLT and combined with radar data, has shown how astronomers had overestimated KY26's properties.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Make sure your offerings are appreciated while Venus moves through people-pleasing Libra.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Admission is free, but voluntary donations are appreciated.—
Molly Guthrey,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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The crowd gathered at the main stage admired the brightness of the drones that fit in perfectly with the Brazilian DJ’s set.—
Billboard Brazil,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mayfield admired the chess match Warner played last game with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, whose visual cues tried to throw off Warner’s tracking sense.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Wells Fargo reiterates Tesla as underweight Wells said Tesla shares are overvalued.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still, surely stocks are overvalued?—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The impact is a culture where collaboration thrives, creativity is respected and results are built on mutual confidence.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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When people feel that the dignity of their work is not acknowledged and respected, a sense of humiliation and grievance builds, and the grievances are, in my view, legitimate.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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Traditionally, the north east of England has been regarded as a fertile breeding ground for talent, but its clubs have been rather less good at keeping that talent and rather less good altogether.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Widely regarded as one of the country's most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya's modern democracy over a career spanning more than four decades.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Overrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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