guesstimate
noun
guess·ti·mate
ˈge-stə-mət 
: an estimate usually made without adequate information
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Thankfully for mystery and conspiracy theory lovers, Titanic: The Digital Resurrection shares forensic best-fit guesstimates, not watertight facts.
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Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
The committee estimates time spent for various types of work in part by surveying just a few dozen physicians, who, according to a 2016 report by the Urban Institute, give inflated guesstimates.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
There are numerous factors that could result in my guesstimate being off, such as disease prevalence and corporations reducing antibiotic use due to consumer pressure.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
By my guesstimate, that was legal up until Malcolm was 22?
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
The committee estimates time spent for various types of work in part by surveying just a few dozen physicians, who, according to a 2016 report by the Urban Institute, give inflated guesstimates.
—Ezekiel J. Emanuel, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
There are numerous factors that could result in my guesstimate being off, such as disease prevalence and corporations reducing antibiotic use due to consumer pressure.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
By my guesstimate, that was legal up until Malcolm was 22?
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Guesstimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesstimate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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