approximation

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Recent Examples of approximation In those instances, researchers analyzed the number of clinics in a specific country in order to determine that nation's approximation of IVF births. De Elizabeth, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025 Biographical jukebox musicals on tour inevitably lose steam when merely adequate casting serves up a bland approximation in place of superstar performance. Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 30 July 2025 Deliveries are the closest approximation of EV sales reported by Tesla but aren’t precisely defined in its shareholder communications. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2025 Before any ride, cyclists can enter their weight, cadence, average speed, mileage, terrain, wind speed, and other factors to find out a near-exact approximation of how long their Bosch battery will last. Stephanie Pearson, Wired News, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for approximation
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Noun
  • The extended version of the same promo shows a new offering from the Meta-Oakley partnership as well.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There’s also an untinted version of the skin-soothing, redness-reducing SPF, EltaMD UV Skin Recovery Broad-Spectrum SPF 50, if that’s more your thing.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, that didn’t dull the impression left on a young Vitale.
    Mahoro Seward, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Fat Bear Week, reaching 1 million voters online and hundreds of millions of impressions collectively through print, TV and online media, is a striking example of how digital platforms can amplify conservation awareness far beyond the park’s borders.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film opens just as its predecessor ended, with a handy recap explaining how Ne Zha and his angelic counterpart, Ao Bing, ended up in need of bodily reincarnation.
    Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The People’s Party is the reincarnation of Move Forward, the hugely popular progressive party that won the 2023 general election but was prevented from forming a government over its agenda to make deep structural reforms to how Thailand is run, including to the country’s powerful monarchy.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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