overvalued

past tense of overvalue

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overvalued This year, the sector has seen more volatile trade, as investors have questioned whether companies can meet the growing demand and whether some pockets of the industry are overvalued. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026 The conventional wisdom in sports finance is that American franchises—the NFL, NBA, MLB—are grotesquely overvalued by any traditional metric. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026 While a company's business quality might be strong, its investment quality diminishes when the narrative is overvalued. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 And there’s also the opportunity cost of giving up so much future trade capital in a market where first-round picks are overvalued. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Financial research firm Morningstar warned that SpaceX was overvalued. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 Although many economists say the market was overvalued and a decline was inevitable, what triggered the crash is open to debate, and the sheer magnitude of the drop still puzzles economists. Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA Today, 22 June 2026 Tesla has remained in the S&P 500 even though critics called it overvalued for years, for example, and Musk’s electric-vehicle company has grown to become one of Wall Street’s 10 biggest companies. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 And when that happens, their shares are grossly overvalued, because if a share in a company is a claim on its future earnings. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvalued
Verb
  • In April 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK banned the export to Russia of luxury items valued over £250 ($330), including art and antiques.
    News Desk, Artforum, 10 July 2026
  • Tiny valued Letterboxd at $50 million back then and is now seeking a valuation of $250 million.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Barely a month ago, there was plenty of fretting that FIFA had grossly overestimated the crowds that would descend on the tournament’s host cities and stadiums.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • But both industries may have overestimated an entertainment economy increasingly comfortable confusing quantity with quality.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The rabbits, however, divided their forces and swarmed both flanks of the coach (a move Napoleon surely could have appreciated).
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • Caparelli-Ruff said the office appreciated working with the County Board to receive bipartisan support for school safety improvements.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • In many cases, pilots are overrated.
    Ashwin Gaidhani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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“Overvalued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalued. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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