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adjective

Definition of ballparknext
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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ballpark

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noun

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as in park

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as in neighborhood

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Recent Examples of ballpark
Adjective
This week's quiz highlights ballpark battles, costly cities, Trump tee times — and more. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Inside the stadium Hard Rock Stadium has a pretty solid dining lineup that’s way better than your average ballpark hot dog. — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Noun
Shirseys would have been sold, gregarious postgame interviews would have been given, and good times would have been had at the ballpark. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Pricing has yet to be announced, but Chinese reports have suggested the G9 to land somewhere in the US$74,000 ballpark. — New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballpark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballpark
  1. approximate
  2. park
  3. neighborhood
  4. inaccurate
  5. stadium
  6. vicinity
  7. tune
  8. matter
Adjective
  • The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeters in black.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Witness Lavelle Shah-Marquis also described the approximate ages and sizes of the two boys.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of approximate
Noun
  • As more and more people flock to the parks, overcrowding has begun to cause harm to the land’s natural resources, disrupting the delicately balanced ecosystem that makes the place so special.
    — Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, beneath the park lies an enormous volcanic system capable of producing eruptions far larger than those associated with conventional volcanoes.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of park
Noun
  • They have also been cited for rodent and pest control violations connected to the smell, which has brought an influx of rats and flies to surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Video from Reuters showed worshippers congregating near the ruins of the community hub in the Tequendama neighborhood.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Adjective
  • Another 29% said candidates had been given an inaccurate hiring timeline.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The family has warned that false and inaccurate reports about Hilton and the circumstances surrounding the incident are circulating.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of inaccurate
Noun
  • Bookstores needed a similar rehaul and every bit of Nike branding – on office, arena and stadium walls and hallways – had to be swapped in a no-swoosh left behind conversion to three stripes.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Under the current lease, the Travelers are responsible for capital improvements at the stadium.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of stadium
Noun
  • Some diligently blur out the faces of guests who are in the vicinity and captured on camera.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The drones were first spotted in the water by a ship working in the vicinity of the Neptun Deep—an offshore gas project under development in the Black Sea that will make Romania the largest gas producer in the European Union.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • In 2012, American entrepreneur Christopher Burch and hot-shot hotelier James McBride took over and zhuzhed it up to the tune of 30 million dollars, launching Nihi into the league of one-percenter hideaways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Namely, the playing of the Dam Busters theme tune ahead of kick-off as a nod to how the nearby RAF Scampton was the base during the Second World War of 617 Squadron, as immortalised in the 1955 film of the same name.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • Others say such administrative matters won’t lessen the career impact a Howard diploma can have.
    — Matt Brown, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • There was our American citizenship—India, thanks to a post-colonial suspicion of divided loyalties, does not allow dual citizenship—but also the matter of our parents.
    — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of matter

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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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