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
From this, early rabbis extrapolated the strict dietary laws that prohibit mixing milk and meat.
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
The rankings are based on a single question from which a huge amount — an insane amount — is extrapolated.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
What To Know The revised protocol allows CMS to extrapolate audit findings to recover payments on a broader scale.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
But the more notable development: an eight-turnover night, extrapolating a frightening trend for Denver’s offensive hub.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
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Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
The rankings are based on a single question from which a huge amount — an insane amount — is extrapolated.
—Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025
What To Know The revised protocol allows CMS to extrapolate audit findings to recover payments on a broader scale.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
But the more notable development: an eight-turnover night, extrapolating a frightening trend for Denver’s offensive hub.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolate
Verb
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Of that amount, $1.2 billion was derived from membership fees alone—accounting for nearly half of the operating profit, and primarily recurring.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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However, the original equation was derived from predominantly mammalian data.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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More research is needed to better understand why diabetic people on GLP-1s have increased eye disease, Shor said.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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These powerful stellar explosions serve as cosmic lighthouses, helping astronomers measure vast cosmic distances and understand the accelerating expansion of the universe.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Always, along the chain of hectic audience gossip, there was one person who decided to nip in the bud the talk about a too iconoclastic Beckett, and the relay to the estate was stopped; someone—more than one someone—who decided that Matthew and his crazy dreams were worth shielding.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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The deciding game of the series will be played on Sunday afternoon.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
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Different molecules absorb light in different ways, and by analysing these absorption patterns – called spectra – scientists infer what chemicals are likely to be present.—
Oliver Swainston,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Learning to infer In traditional approaches, those disappearances are hard to cope with, even when using methods that already incorporate machine learning.—
Matt von Hippel,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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