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
Trump may also be extrapolating from his first term, and especially his first impeachment, when people in the government blew the whistle on his attempts to blackmail Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and his family.
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
The elegiac opening and closing chapters, in which Crowther imagines visiting Monroe’s home and scanning her shelves, also add to the feeling that too much is being extrapolated out of not enough information.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Direct Andes-specific data are limited, and much of the current rationale is extrapolated from other ANFV, complement, endotheliopathy, and thrombotic microangiopathy studies.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
My data is based on averages extrapolated from odds.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
The elegiac opening and closing chapters, in which Crowther imagines visiting Monroe’s home and scanning her shelves, also add to the feeling that too much is being extrapolated out of not enough information.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Direct Andes-specific data are limited, and much of the current rationale is extrapolated from other ANFV, complement, endotheliopathy, and thrombotic microangiopathy studies.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
My data is based on averages extrapolated from odds.
—Corey Merriman, New York Times, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolate
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Adoring the outcome means deriving joy from seeing the success of others.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Going against scientific evidence, Kennedy has regularly advocated for public access to experimental stem cell treatments, including those derived from umbilical cords, to treat a number of medical conditions.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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Hughton, whose father is from Accra, understands the frustration of a fanbase starved of success for so long.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In cosmology itself, there has been quite a bit of progress in the past five years to develop the theoretical techniques to understand these three-dimensional data that have been gathered by new devices….—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Beard was a finalist for the UAB head coaching job, but the school decided to elevate interim head coach Alex Mortensen — son of late ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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As the ancient world collides with the present, Lara must decide who to trust among rivals and allies to prevent a catastrophe and protect a secret that could reshape the future.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Water molecules diffused in the brain tend to move in the direction of these fibers, rather than across them, meaning researchers can infer where the neural pathways are located.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
25 Nov. 2025
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The team then ran a phylogenetic analysis, which allows scientists to infer information about traits in extinct species based on behavioral data from living animals.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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