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Recent Examples of approximation
Models create visual approximations that often ignore the user's real age, gender, race, or physical appearance.
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Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
To a good first approximation, the U.S. authorities only assess risks to average healthy adults, whereas the EU counterparts should also assess risks to more vulnerable groups such as young children, the elderly and the immunologically compromised.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In late April, the team unveiled the site, which has been transformed into an approximation of its original Neolithic layout.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Markets may evolve from approximations to real-time, multi-layered simulations.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Diana Spehar, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
To a good first approximation, the U.S. authorities only assess risks to average healthy adults, whereas the EU counterparts should also assess risks to more vulnerable groups such as young children, the elderly and the immunologically compromised.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In late April, the team unveiled the site, which has been transformed into an approximation of its original Neolithic layout.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
Markets may evolve from approximations to real-time, multi-layered simulations.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximation
Noun
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This resembles a version of the Portugal away shirt, without a real sense of conviction.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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There are many, of course, who argue Chicago recently went through its own version of what New York City just experienced.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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After joining the Bulls from the San Antonio Spurs in February in the three-team trade-deadline deal that sent Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings, Jones quickly made a strong impression on the coaching staff and front office.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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First impressions matter when decisions to follow or connect are made in seconds.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The festival is a reincarnation of the Rome Fiction Fest, which ran for 10 years in the Italian capital until 2016.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
28 June 2025
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The Campus at Horton is the reincarnation of Horton Plaza, the 1980s-era, post-modern mall famous for helping to revitalize downtown.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2025
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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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