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Recent Examples of underestimate Television, meanwhile, continues to be underestimated, Kapoor argues. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025 Analyst Steven Sheeckutz said the market could be underestimating Madison Square Garden Sports, which could present a buying opportunity for investors. Brian Evans, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 Researcher Zach Goldberg found that Americans dramatically overestimate the number of unarmed Black men killed by police while underestimating white victims of police killings. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Never underestimate your toiletry bag. Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underestimate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimate
Verb
  • Officials repeatedly minimized fire risks and touted the benefits of letting the fire burn, according to The Republic's findings.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Context switching is minimized.
    Paul Kovalenko, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Niemann has been the most consistent winner of LIV Golf, but according to Rahm, he is underrated.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
  • His legacy is one of the most powerful underrepresented, and underrated in the region.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • And the years Apple has put into working on the accuracy of its HR sensors should not be undervalued.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Wolfe upgrades Remitly Global to outperform from peer perform Wolfe said the financial services company is undervalued.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Underestimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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