estimating

verb

present participle of estimate
1
as in assessing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars

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2
as in calculating
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 estimating Investor Michael Burry went further in November 2025, estimating that big cloud firms were understating AI depreciation by about $176 billion from 2026 through 2028. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Much existing research has had to rely on estimating which tasks could potentially be accomplished by AI, or indirect surveys rather than actual spending or usage records. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 The studio is estimating that the film will bring its North American total to $653 million by Sunday, giving it the highest 10-day domestic sum in box office history. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 The job loss was unexpected, with analysts estimating a gain of as much as 100,000. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Pritzker requested that the Treasury establish a mechanism for direct payments to American households, estimating that each is owed about $1,700 in IEEPA tariff refunds. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026 Amy Haney lives about a half-mile outside the site’s western edge, a boundary the EPA drew by estimating where only a small percentage of homes were likely to have high lead levels. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2026 At the same time, Alphabet raised its full-year capital expenditure forecast, estimating that full-year capex will reach between $195 billion and $205 billion. — CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Spain's interior ministry released its own figures shortly after Vivas spoke Friday, estimating that some 50,000 people had crossed from Morocco since Thursday. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimating
  1. assessing
  2. calculating
  3. valuing
  4. figuring
  5. evaluating
  6. gauging
  7. guessing
  8. making
Verb
  • The report from the Pentagon has at least 153, but notes that as of earlier this year, there were 15 other incidents in Yemen the military was assessing in response to reports received through nongovernmental organizations.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Much of Choco is only reachable by boat or plane, which may pose difficulty in assessing the wider toll.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • Due to its variable rate, calculating long-term interest-earning projections with a high-yield savings account is difficult to do with precision.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Include all of your debt payments, such as student loans, auto loans, credit card payments and personal loans, when calculating affordability.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • Organizations frequently fall short, despite valuing open information flow.
    — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Fernandez’s future is still uncertain at the club, with Chelsea leaving him off the ‘not for sale’ list this summer and valuing the 25-year-old at £120million ($161m).
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of valuing
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  • So there was this element of newness and freshness to figuring it out.
    — William Earl, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • So, yeah, I have been involved, of course, in figuring that out.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of figuring
Verb
  • Patients may wish to consider how frequently a doctor performs these procedures when evaluating their experience.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, sureties often view access to credit as an important indicator of financial strength when evaluating bonding capacity.
    — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaluating
Verb
  • William White is known for emphasizing the role of financial asset prices in gauging inflation, which may be conducive to a discretionary approach.
    — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Traders were gauging the odds of an imminent hike, and simultaneously demanded more compensation to hold longer government debt, believing that inflation would continue to bite.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of gauging
Verb
  • The bot loses a point for losing to me and another for guessing in five!
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The notion of luck is seemingly an ill fit for his new home state, where fortunes were made by guessing where to drill a hole into the ground in search of oil.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of guessing
Verb
  • The Cubs have been relentless against lefties this season, and that pressure continued Wednesday with lefty Jackson Kent, a Lake Park graduate from Hanover Park, making his major-league debut for the Nationals.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Her artistic work extends into visual illustration and fashion, with her tattoos and styling choices making her a distinctively individual presence in the group's lineup.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of making

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