as in values
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Recent Examples of overvalues
By including rising rents into the calculation for how much landlord expenses are increasing, the data overvalues landlord expenses to justify further rent increases.
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Joanne Grell, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Joanne Grell, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvalues
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Maryland needs a regulatory system that aligns utility spending with the public interest — one that values transparency, consumer protection and meaningful accountability over corporate public relations.—
Michael Richard,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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Along with the obvious – good teammates, good workers – Underwood values trust.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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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
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But that, to me, overestimates the show’s ubiquity.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Knueppel appreciates Peterson’s similar viewpoint.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Werfel, who oversaw the IRS’ early use of AI to improve taxpayer service and compliance, appreciates the tool’s promise in the tax arena.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gill Pratt admires a robot on the roof of the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seimetz clearly admires artists’ ability to find their moment.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Overvalues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalues. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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