approximation

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Recent Examples of approximation For those of us who want some kind of approximation of a military combat, outlandish skins are immersion-breaking. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 The closest approximations to conventional pop motifs — the strongest ones on the record — err on bombast and balladry. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 May 2025 Later stone sleepers left in situ in several sections give a good approximation of what the original route might have looked like in this still rural landscape. Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 The first one is the actual linear algebra part, like a matrix approximation problem. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for approximation
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Noun
  • Even Major League Baseball hopped on the trend at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, recreated the moment with a feminine version of the mascot.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
  • Until my husband, Rob, who read an early version of my book, approached me, confused.
    Ruthie Ackerman July 21, Literary Hub, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • Any foot impressions left in the shoes could be used to model the feet of the original wearers.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 July 2025
  • Some design choices, however, amplify the impression of tight quarters.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The unlikely pair must race against the clock to save all of humanity after tomb hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • The current Dalai Lama is the latest in a long lineage of reincarnations that have spanned six centuries.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025

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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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