as in underestimating
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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underestimating
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The new analysis was prompted by a city audit late last year that found officials have been underestimating San Diego’s infrastructure funding shortfall by about $1 billion by ignoring hundreds of minor maintenance needs.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025 -
If scientists have been underestimating the energy stored in flare ions, forecasts of space weather may need to be revised.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Underrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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