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
Quanta spoke to Heule about the difference between machine and human reasoning, how SAT’s simplicity is its secret weapon, and why understanding is overrated in mathematics.
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Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 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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Quanta Magazine, 10 Nov. 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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Diana Butler Bass, a historian and author of the popular Substack newsletter The Cottage, said Yancey embodied an evangelical Christianity that valued grace and respect for different opinions.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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In June, Cyera was valued at $6 billion in its seventh funding round.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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And the final 2024 revision, issued in February, showed that the 2024 data was overestimated by only 589,000 jobs.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
23 Dec. 2025
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And Russia’s economic might is also often overestimated.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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The impact of the new method of counting the house is perhaps best appreciated by looking back to the 2023 list.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Curry appreciated his coach’s fire.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yet that has happened on only four occasions this season and, while Newcastle are looking to recruit a left-back this month — Toulouse’s Dayann Methalie is admired — Miley has unexpectedly emerged as a genuine option at right-back.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Ahn won five Grand Bell Awards for best actor, a record, and was widely admired for a career defined by consistency and an absence of scandal.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2026
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But investors are increasingly getting cold feet, concerned that some technology stocks might be overvalued.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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Whether stocks are overvalued—especially tech stocks—has been a running theme in the equity markets all year long.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
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Under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be respected.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Jan. 2026
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In Europe, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged all parties to de-escalate tensions and act responsibly, stressing that international law and the UN Charter must be respected.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Overrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overrated. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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