as in approximate
not precisely correct
I suspect that the ballpark costs we were quoted for the kitchen renovation will turn out to be too low
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Recent Examples of ballpark
Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Sacramento-area leaders formally launched a bid Thursday to bring a Major League Baseball expansion team to the region, unveiling a proposal tied to a nearly $2 billion public-private investment and a new ballpark district in West Sacramento.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Following Sampson, seven other GOP Senators each spoke in the ballpark of 3 to 5 hours throughout the session.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Adjective
As the first rendering of a possible ballpark and mixed-use development shows, Sutter Health Park, where the Triple-A River Cats call home, would be razed.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Sacramento-area leaders formally launched a bid Thursday to bring a Major League Baseball expansion team to the region, unveiling a proposal tied to a nearly $2 billion public-private investment and a new ballpark district in West Sacramento.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Noun
The ballpark seats 4,000, plus however many will fit on the field.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Following Sampson, seven other GOP Senators each spoke in the ballpark of 3 to 5 hours throughout the session.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballpark
Adjective
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So by necessity, the encoding must be approximate, and therefore some aspects of what’s going on in the space-time can’t be perfectly recovered by measuring a subset of the quantum particles in the usual way.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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The letters on the chart represent the approximate time periods to full recovery for the events listed here.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The park, originally donated to the state by Rogers’ widow Betty Blake Rogers, became California’s first historic state park in 1944.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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There’s a loud roar from the park every time the Knicks score.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The neighborhood/area Located just 25 miles south of Los Angeles, Long Beach offers a more relaxed coastal escape from the hustle and bustle of the City of Angels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Four people were injured in a mass shooting in the city's South Austin neighborhood on Monday evening, Chicago fire officials confirmed.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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In addition, the news organization insists its statements are true in the sense that, even if some details are inaccurate, the gist or overall summation of the reporting was right.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
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Doing so could result in inaccurate, misleading or incomplete outputs.—
Shekhar Iyer,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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But an unlikely story is bubbling up in the nation as Chinese fans cheer on unlikely amateur soccer players – from delivery drivers to villagers – now playing in packed stadiums back home in a rare sign, some believe, that the Beautiful Game may finally be taking root in the nation.—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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When Ruben Providence scored to give the Haitians a 1-0 lead at the 12-minute mark, the stadium erupted.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Hezbollah has been targeting Israeli army installations in the vicinity.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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Lampposts and trash cans in the vicinity of the courthouse and neighboring streets have been covered with stickers idolizing him as a saintlike Robin Hood figure.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Femme tunes trilled in the background.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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The director describes him less as a young actor searching for a performance than as someone instinctively in tune with the character’s vanity, insecurity and swagger.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal matters.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The city manager issued a statement saying the city is aware of the incident, takes the matter seriously, and confirmed that Ray had been relieved of her duties.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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