guesstimate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesstimate
Verb
  • By 2035 it’s estimated there will be more Americans aged 65 and over than 18 and younger.
    Letters to the editor, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
  • According to 2023 Census Bureau estimates, about 43.4 million Americans — 13.7% of the U.S. population age 5 and older — speak Spanish at home.
    Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • He’s never highly valued the head coach position, once saying that 500 coaches could have had Jimmy Johnson’s success.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Moving away from racialized politics and toward the commonsense center should be valued by Americans of all political persuasions.
    Wenyuan Wu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In the report, the global commission argues that the standard way of assessing obesity, by body mass index or BMI, isn’t the most accurate way of determining whether someone has it and its associated health risks.
    Korin Miller, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The 2024 report assessed 28 out of 35 MMCF producers, representing 97.5 percent of global production capacity, according to Canopy.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Guesstimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesstimate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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