as in to overestimate
to place too high a value on
I think the critics seriously overrated that movie
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Recent Examples of overrate
Isolation defense is often overrated in the grand scheme of things, but there is still a great deal of value in being able to clip the wings of the best offensive players at your position.
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Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
That is, of course, 134 teams: QB 56 RB 50
Receivers 45
OL 40
DL 5
LB 19
DB 30
ST 57
Remember that Steele has very consistently overrated the Huskers for the past couple decades.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
But beneath its tone of self-congratulation, this consensus account underrates the costs of prolonging the war and overrates the risk of escalation that existed in 1951.
—Mike Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2023
Starting pitching, catching and more Wheeler's 2025 NHL Draft mailbag: Is Porter Martone overrated?
—New York Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Mat Issa, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
That is, of course, 134 teams: QB 56 RB 50
Receivers 45
OL 40
DL 5
LB 19
DB 30
ST 57
Remember that Steele has very consistently overrated the Huskers for the past couple decades.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
But beneath its tone of self-congratulation, this consensus account underrates the costs of prolonging the war and overrates the risk of escalation that existed in 1951.
—Mike Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2023
Starting pitching, catching and more Wheeler's 2025 NHL Draft mailbag: Is Porter Martone overrated?
—New York Times, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overrate
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This episode delves into the Dunning-Kruger effect, a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their abilities, featuring insights from David Dunning, one of its original researchers.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say older studies may have overestimated the benefits of moderate drinking.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2025
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Even after the boxes containing her 1,200-plus abstract paintings were opened, their significance was not fully appreciated at first.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Jan. 2025
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These small acts remind your partner that they’re loved and appreciated, which can reignite feelings of closeness and attraction over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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This requires not only investment in talent and resources but also a cultural shift within the industry that values creativity, collaboration and consumer insight as much as financial performance.—
Humphrey Ho,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Admissions committees value authentic stories that demonstrate impact.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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In addition, as far as value investing goes, the stock appears to be egregiously overvalued, trading at an EV-to-revenues ratio of 455 and a price-to-sales ratio of 242 at the time of analysis.—
GuruFocus,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The stock’s brief fall into correction territory this month marked some profit-taking but also flashed a possible warning sign that the chipmaker is overvalued.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2024
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Leverkusen are admired for their recruitment and advanced planning.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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If this is cinema as poetry, these are verses made to be framed and admired, rather than sung or felt.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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