as in values
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Recent Examples of overvalues
Some think that price tag significantly overvalues the company.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Some think that price tag significantly overvalues the company.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
By including rising rents into the calculation for how much landlord expenses are increasing, the data overvalues landlord expenses to justify further rent increases.
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Joanne Grell,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Some think that price tag significantly overvalues the company.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
By including rising rents into the calculation for how much landlord expenses are increasing, the data overvalues landlord expenses to justify further rent increases.
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Joanne Grell,
New York Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvalues
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The deal, made for cash and shares of Rocket Lab stock, values Iridium at about $8 billion.
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In contrast, the Dutch have pursued a different vision of the good life—one that values security, balance, and community over material wealth.
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Hopkins is, perhaps, the closest thing this story has to a Kornev—a principled outsider who ultimately overestimates the value of his own empathy and knowledge.
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But that, to me, overestimates the show’s ubiquity.
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Most notably, though, is its easy-to-clean material, which one flight attendant appreciates when up against dirty baggage claims and surprise spills.
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Jones appreciates how the brilliant Black scientist changed the entire American South.
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Perhaps her self-assuredness comes from her powerhouse star of a mom, whom Harlow clearly admires in more ways than one.
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Essentially, every top Premier League team admires Rogers.
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“Overvalues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvalues. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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