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overestimates

  • plural
    of overestimate.
    overestimate
    verb (used with object)
    to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.
  • present tense form
    of overestimate (3rd person singular).
    overestimate
    verb (used with object)
    to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like.

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NBCUniversal executive Mark Marshall publicly criticized Nielsen, saying it overestimates streaming viewership at the expense of traditional media companies’ valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Unfortunately, the price action overestimates near-term profit possibility, Reese explained while cutting the stock to Underperform from Neutral.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Yet the American public consistently overestimates the level of crime, believing it to be at historic highs that constitute an epidemic.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025

For any shot, everyone overestimates the likelihood of it going in.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024

Sometimes he overestimates himself, or what is equally bad, underestimates himself.

From The Head Voice and Other Problems Practical Talks on Singing by D. A. (David Alva) Clippinger