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Recent Examples of approximation
The Giants have an approximation of Oracle’s outfield dimensions at Papago Park, but without the bricks.
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Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
In the Galacticoaster, for instance, riders will build a virtual approximation of a spaceship from a touchscreen, selecting options for wings, cannons and more.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Doing some combination of those ingredients will get you a nice approximation, but also don't sweat it.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Over time, those sequences result in approximation errors that are compounded by the proliferation of patterns that may be statisticallyanalyzed but elude prediction.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
In the Galacticoaster, for instance, riders will build a virtual approximation of a spaceship from a touchscreen, selecting options for wings, cannons and more.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Doing some combination of those ingredients will get you a nice approximation, but also don't sweat it.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
Over time, those sequences result in approximation errors that are compounded by the proliferation of patterns that may be statisticallyanalyzed but elude prediction.
—Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximation
Noun
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Between 1916 and 1918, all armies fighting in the war either fielded their own versions of the tank or relied on tanks provided by their allies.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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Since mom already has the candle version, gift her the matching reed diffuser to have her fave scent coursing through her space on a regular basis.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
Noun
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That was my impression after the Villars Ocean Forum, a gathering of over 150 leaders from academic, activist, and business backgrounds.—
Natalie Sum Yue Chung,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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In interviews, representatives of some companies told me about their algorithms’ abilities to reveal patterns that impressions alone cannot.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The reincarnation of Paisley Park as a tourist-attracting museum did not seem like a rock-solid an idea at first.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Not through reincarnation, but education.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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