as in to underestimate
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Yet both 2008 and 2013 vintages were underrated, in Luca’s opinion, and as one tastes these wines today, their outstanding qualities certainly bear out the truth.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
KeyBanc argued the music streaming giant’s earnings power is underrated.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
Yet the documentary and improvisational nature of Cassavetes’ sensibility has largely been overstated (it’s well established by this point that his films were pretty carefully scripted), and attention to this aspect of his craft largely underrates Rowlands’ achievement.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Even this may underrate the Democratic advantage, though, since the most dynamic sectors of the economy—situated in deep-blue metropolitan areas—tilt sharply in their direction.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
KeyBanc argued the music streaming giant’s earnings power is underrated.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
Yet the documentary and improvisational nature of Cassavetes’ sensibility has largely been overstated (it’s well established by this point that his films were pretty carefully scripted), and attention to this aspect of his craft largely underrates Rowlands’ achievement.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
Even this may underrate the Democratic advantage, though, since the most dynamic sectors of the economy—situated in deep-blue metropolitan areas—tilt sharply in their direction.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
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