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
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Though Garcia’s Fenway debut will have to wait, Friday was not his first time at the ballpark.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Kershaw took the mound at the Giants’ waterfront ballpark Saturday night as a 37-year-old with surgery scars and a dad bod.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
White told The Star that the recall effort didn’t seriously concern him until April 2024, when White publicly opposed a ballot measure that failed but if passed would have helped pay for a new Royals ballpark and renovations for Chiefs.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Though Garcia’s Fenway debut will have to wait, Friday was not his first time at the ballpark.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
But with the ballpark field sitting nearly two dozen feet below a rising sea level, officials have pumped groundwater that seeps up around the stadium grounds, diverting it into Damon Slough.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Kershaw took the mound at the Giants’ waterfront ballpark Saturday night as a 37-year-old with surgery scars and a dad bod.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballpark
Adjective
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And, planning for the future of the Crisis Now program coincides with an approximate $4 million budget deficit for the Health and Human Services Department.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The analysis identified information, including the nature of the allegation, the approximate length of time between the incident and the beginning of formal proceedings, and the outcome.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The phone number for the park is 219-926-1952.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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By the time Italy co-hosts the men’s European Championship with Turkey in 2032, a new 71,500-capacity stadium should stand on the car park adjacent to the current Meazza, on its west side, next to the Capitani public park.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a six-bed, six-and-three-half bath, 9,000-square-foot, English Country Estate-Style Cottage in the River Glades neighborhood of Prospect.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The long lines have blocked access to a neighborhood garden store.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, social media sleuths shared inaccurate information and a man was detained after allegedly trying to drive through a barricade near the church.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Others were related to the actual content of the courses, such as a school that used a curriculum that included inaccurate information about permissible blood-alcohol levels for drivers and another school that provided students with answers to final exam questions in advance.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And Saturday morning at the stadium in Pasadena wasn’t much better.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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But before heading to the stadium, Jones reportedly witnessed a dead body floating in the water outside the team's hotel in Marina del Rey, California.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Local air quality officials warned that the fire could cause a deterioration in air quality in the immediate vicinity afterward.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hours before, Munich Airport in Germany shut down due to drones spotted in the vicinity.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His tunes had garnered over 500 million streams.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Consider my tune officially changed about raisins in cookies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the defendants, Benjamin Song — a 32-year-old former Marine Corps reservist who associates described to authorities as a cult-like ringleader who opposes the government on immigration enforcement and on other matters — shot Alvarado Police Department Lt.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dale Ellis covers the federal courthouse beat for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, reporting on criminal and civil matters that impact Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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