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Recent Examples of underestimation
As the only female taxi driver working her corner of Nigeria’s heaving metropolis, Lady is accustomed to underestimation by a callous patriarchy, and staunchly resists the gender normatives implied by her name.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The company has become established within the fintech community, with a trajectory defined not by underestimation, but by vision and execution.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
These numbers are likely an underestimation, though.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
There are a couple of reasons to think that this is an underestimation of the impact, as well.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Limitations The study was limited by a number of factors, including its short duration, the inclusion of relatively healthy and mostly White participants, and the possible underestimation of effects in individuals with higher baseline inflammation.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For policymakers and investors alike, ignoring these signs risks the underestimation of broader economic fragility.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Too much underestimation of Jensen Huang and his relationship with the president.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
The company has become established within the fintech community, with a trajectory defined not by underestimation, but by vision and execution.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
These numbers are likely an underestimation, though.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
There are a couple of reasons to think that this is an underestimation of the impact, as well.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Limitations The study was limited by a number of factors, including its short duration, the inclusion of relatively healthy and mostly White participants, and the possible underestimation of effects in individuals with higher baseline inflammation.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For policymakers and investors alike, ignoring these signs risks the underestimation of broader economic fragility.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Too much underestimation of Jensen Huang and his relationship with the president.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2025
Even if that number is a vast overestimation, and the death toll from all nuclear accidents were a vast underestimation, splitting atoms in nuclear power stations is still one of the safest things that humanity does.
—Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underestimation
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Last November, a court in Dhaka sentenced Hasina to death in absentia for her role in the unrest, in which the UN human rights office estimates around 1,400 people were killed.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Retirement age has been rising across the board for decades, although estimates range because there's no fixed definition for retirement.—
Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On a night star wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba managed only four receptions for 27 yards and briefly left for a concussion evaluation, Darnold spread the ball around to six different receivers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The company’s broader artificial intelligence suite already emphasizes anomaly detection and real-time monitoring of regulatory change, and this workforce and leave engine fits neatly into that narrative by treating time data as another stream to undergo continuous evaluation for risk.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Currently, officials make subjective estimations about ball placement.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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With Junk Wax Era estimations in mind, there are a couple additional points worth noting.—
Corey Merriman,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The research draws its strength in part from its reliance on the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, which are two long-term datasets that repeatedly did dietary assessments.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The evaluation should include a cardiovascular assessment and a discussion about pre-existing medical conditions.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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However, a market appraisal performed in 2021 estimated the shopping center’s value at $150 million.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The county’s appraisal district valued the home at nearly $467,000 for tax purposes.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The downgrade is based on state unemployment records that reflect actual payrolls rather than the government’s monthly survey.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Between 1992 and 2022, daily marijuana use became about 15 times more common, according to the survey, which relied on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the United Kingdom continues with its own reckoning.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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Brooke Nevils’s memoir is also a reckoning with many misconceptions about #MeToo narratives, Hillary Kelly writes.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps more remarkable is how quickly it's attained its $380 billion valuation.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic raised $30 billion at a $380 billion valuation, as fears of a bubble grew.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Underestimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underestimation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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