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estimated

verb

past tense of estimate

as in assessed

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars

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as in calculated

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot

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Recent Examples of estimated Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Employees at the garden, which is in its 60th year, estimated Dolly only had a couple a few months before reaching the natural conclusion of her life as a plant. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026 Smith estimated that during the preseason, roughly 75 percent of his reps came at nickelback. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Trump had estimated that saving the friezes would have cost around thirty thousand dollars. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 In the United States, it is estimated that 95% of Americans don’t eat enough fiber. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 He then allegedly was estimated to be driving 130 mph by a Sunrise Police Department officer while fleeing a traffic stop on the Sawgrass Expressway, according to a Sunrise Police Department probable cause affidavit. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Coulter estimated Thursday that the library system receives one request per year. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 One recent analysis estimated that up to 40% of AI spending could be influenced by sovereignty requirements by 2030. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Several areas in the park also are closed, as damage is assessed, and the park service encouraged visitors to check closures before arriving.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The investigation took two years and involved building a statistical model that assessed nearly every county in the country.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of assessed

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The exact reason is still unclear, but Kostrna’s team suspects the issue may stem from how each device’s algorithms are calculated.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
But as temperatures calculated by the device rise, different protocols are enacted, such as removing shoulder pads, increasing length of breaks or canceling conditioning.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of calculated

Verb

In July, financial services platform Stripe and private equity firm Advent International made a takeover offer valued at more than $50 billion, but are said to have abandoned their pursuit, according to Bloomberg.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Everyone’s voice is valued, standards have risen on and off the field, and all matches are monitored and recorded in such a way that Dean would not have dared to try to play the class clown.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of valued

Verb

Women figured prominently in many of Mansour’s works, such as the 1984 Flight to Egypt, depicting a mother curled over her sleeping baby.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
As many of us conclude from a life living in this country run by White people, Gayle figured the best way to stick around was to hide herself.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of figured

Verb

Hill and White guessed their crowds were up to five times as large as the one at Sam Burley Park – 10,000 to 15,000 for a big game.

— Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Looking back on her extraordinary life, few could have guessed how big that little girl could dream.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guessed

Verb

There’s the basic practical question of how we’re supposed to believe that nobody has figured out who Russ is after more than six episodes.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Because somewhere in the middle of caring for your children and parents, you’re still supposed to make room for yourself.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2026

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