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Recent Examples of approximation
An even better approximation for economic activity adds in the productivity of the specific people who are in—or out—of the population.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Authorities created a forensic facial approximation of the child in hopes that someone may recognize them or provide them with any leads in the case.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company’s shareholder communications.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
The latter locks the gearbox into lower ratios (provided you don’t exceed its 25-mph cap), delivering an approximation of the gear-down effect offered by a two-speed transfer case.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
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Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Authorities created a forensic facial approximation of the child in hopes that someone may recognize them or provide them with any leads in the case.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company’s shareholder communications.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
The latter locks the gearbox into lower ratios (provided you don’t exceed its 25-mph cap), delivering an approximation of the gear-down effect offered by a two-speed transfer case.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximation
Noun
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Seitz’s attorneys, however, argued the video supported their version of events.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The full acting out of a specific high-school-production version of Wendy was absolutely diabolical.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Riley left an indelible impression on James.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, best leading actress nominees Emma Stone (Bugonia) and Renate Rensve (Sentimental Value) relied on bold cutouts to make a lasting impression.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The city’s Forest Theater, its iconic green-white-and-red spire soaring into the sky, has stood vacant since 2009, but it is poised for its latest reincarnation later this year.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Rebirth in the hells is one possible form of reincarnation in Buddhism, which teaches that the quality of people’s karma in their present life determines where they are reborn in their next life.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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