as in valued
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Recent Examples of overvalued
But investors are increasingly getting cold feet, concerned that some technology stocks might be overvalued.
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Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Vanderbilt is a feel good story, but its resume also isn’t great with LSU and Tennessee being overvalued.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
This move followed his decision to deregister his hedge fund, which had aimed to capitalize on AI stocks being overvalued.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
Price-to-earnings ratios tell you if a stock is overvalued or undervalued.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Kaufman points to Roxy Music’s 2022 farewell tour as something that was overvalued in America and didn’t have the resonance promoters were expecting from fans.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
The Buffett Indicator is at a record high above 217%, signaling the stock market might be strongly overvalued.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Appetite in artificial intelligence stocks has driven a market frenzy that has sent indices to record highs, with a recent Bank of America survey showing a record 91% of analysts saying US shares were overvalued.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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
Vanderbilt is a feel good story, but its resume also isn’t great with LSU and Tennessee being overvalued.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Nov. 2025
This move followed his decision to deregister his hedge fund, which had aimed to capitalize on AI stocks being overvalued.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
Price-to-earnings ratios tell you if a stock is overvalued or undervalued.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Kaufman points to Roxy Music’s 2022 farewell tour as something that was overvalued in America and didn’t have the resonance promoters were expecting from fans.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
The Buffett Indicator is at a record high above 217%, signaling the stock market might be strongly overvalued.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Appetite in artificial intelligence stocks has driven a market frenzy that has sent indices to record highs, with a recent Bank of America survey showing a record 91% of analysts saying US shares were overvalued.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvalued
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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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Grisham’s defense was overrated by Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who raved about his ability to man the center of the outfield.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
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“Overvalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalued. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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