as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one
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Recent Examples of extrapolate
Nimmo is happy with how his swing feels right now, but he’s done this long enough to know not to extrapolate much from the third week of February.
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The figure is extrapolated from another statistic, which found that more than 400 million hours of podcasts were seen monthly on living room devices in 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Ziz frequently extrapolated these lines of thinking, weaponizing them into potentially dangerous mindsets.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
But before Lamar and Jackson extrapolate that discography tension for a larger commentary on being Black in America, Lamar momentarily sidesteps the game metaphor in the set design, opting to begin rapping an extended snippet of an unreleased GNX track.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The figure is extrapolated from another statistic, which found that more than 400 million hours of podcasts were seen monthly on living room devices in 2024.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Ziz frequently extrapolated these lines of thinking, weaponizing them into potentially dangerous mindsets.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 Feb. 2025
But before Lamar and Jackson extrapolate that discography tension for a larger commentary on being Black in America, Lamar momentarily sidesteps the game metaphor in the set design, opting to begin rapping an extended snippet of an unreleased GNX track.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolate
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The original data was derived from the Cognition Therapeutics Inc. annual 10-K report dated March 20, 2025.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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Most workers derive their greatest sense of personal accomplishment and job satisfaction from real work.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Picou understands some spoken French and wants to speak the language herself, but is sometimes too shy to try.—
Aubri Juhasz,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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Pure understands enterprise storage administrators and the overall enterprise data landscape.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article After initial reluctance, Osceola County commissioners have decided to kick in $500,000 toward a study on the feasibility of a SunRail extension from Orlando’s airport to the theme parks.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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But New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle took exception to the bill, asserting that prosecutors already consider someone’s history including domestic violence in deciding sentences.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2025
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By measuring this effect, scientists can begin to infer how invisible dark matter is affecting galaxies through its gravitational influence.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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In their study, the researchers analyzed the complete genetic sequences of more than 1000 modern humans, rather than DNA extracted from ancient bones, allowing the team to infer the presence of ancestral populations that would have otherwise left no physical traces.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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