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 Under a local payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, SpaceX will make a $20 million upfront payment and at least $25 million annually for 25 years, with the state estimating more than $820 million in direct local payments under the agreement. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The estimating work was performed over just three days and autonomously, meaning ground operators did not participate. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Residents said scores of people were abducted, with some estimating between 60 and 80 people were kidnapped. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 While research falls short on estimating how many faces a person sees in a day in 2026, researchers estimated a decade ago that 95 million photos and videos were posted to Instagram each day. — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026 Its retirement toolkit includes calculators for estimating monthly retirement income, comparing the tax impact of different withdrawal strategies and evaluating Roth conversions. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for estimating
  1. assessing
  2. calculating
  3. valuing
  4. figuring
  5. evaluating
  6. gauging
  7. guessing
  8. making
Verb
  • Its vintage experts also consider fashion history, designers, collections and cultural context when assessing whether an item is historically, culturally or stylistically significant.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Due to a lack of reliable data and the regime’s complete control of the media, accurately assessing what is happening on the ground in North Korea is notoriously difficult, said WioNews.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing
Verb
  • Understanding the rules and calculating your expenses, funding gap and available federal loan amounts is essential.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Its more consequential proposal, however, is a new approach to calculating wool’s carbon footprint that produces dramatically lower results than conventional life-cycle assessments.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculating
Verb
  • Unrivaled, the women’s three-on-three basketball league, announced that its Series C fundraise has surpassed an initial $100 million target and is now oversubscribed — valuing the league at $650 million.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ross's journey began reluctantly, encouraged by her father, with parents fostering internal motivation and valuing effort over winning.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of valuing
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  • But with a rookie head coach figuring it out on the fly, the floor may be much lower.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If the worst does happen, you’re not left figuring it out alone.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of figuring
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  • Along with Willis, Slowik is tasked with evaluating and developing backup Quinn Ewers despite him missing time in camp recently with a right groin injury.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ferdin points toward the census line where there is a group of Mercyenforcers evaluating people one by one.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of evaluating
Verb
  • The Chicago school board voted to add two questions to the November ballot gauging whether city voters would support drumming up new revenue for Chicago Public Schools.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gauging
Verb
  • That’s 1 point for me immediately taken away for losing to the Bot, who gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But will the new Fed boss keep investors guessing on the central bank’s rate path and his views on the Treasury’s intervention in the bond market?
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of guessing
Verb
  • In addition to Broadway, the show has played in nine countries across four continents since making its West End debut in 2019.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Despite that footprint, the basic cement-making process has changed relatively little since the material was invented in 1824.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of making

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“Estimating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/estimating. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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