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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

1
as in park

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as in neighborhood

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Recent Examples of ballpark
Adjective
Moody and a friend, who is also a Black woman, tried to enter through the ballpark turnstile while wearing MAGA hats. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026 Dwight Gooden and Roger Clemens teamed up to shut down the Mets, giving the Yankees identical 4-2 victories in the first double-ballpark doubleheader in the majors since 1903. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Noun
Sheeran, 35, will become the first artist to perform a full-stadium show at the downtown San Diego ballpark without a band or any accompanists. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 That’s roughly in the same ballpark as a recent album by the Stones’ contemporary, Paul McCartney, which debuted with 63,000 in June. — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 July 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 perimeter as a black line.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • The shaded areas of the map show the approximate boundaries where air quality is available and listed as anything other than good.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of approximate
Noun
  • Goodman even noted that Coors Field is not in the top five home run hitter parks by Baseball Savant’s park factor metric.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • With cars that spin at 72 mph — Universal’s fastest coaster anywhere — Hollywood Drift promises to deliver a park experience that lives up to the franchise’s name.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
Definition of park
Noun
  • But that’s not the only reason the city and its surrounding neighborhoods, long known as a lively metropolis of late nights and ocean views, have become a developer’s playground.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • General manager Anthony Reese, who runs the NoDa location, told CharlotteFive the pet-friendly pub was sold to Small Bar, a neighborhood dive known for craft cocktails and beer.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Adjective
  • Adding a single prompt warning the model that some input might be inaccurate cut those rates substantially, but did not come close to eliminating them.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That did not necessarily mean those individuals were receiving benefits, but inaccurate or unreconciled records create vulnerabilities.
    — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2026
Definition of inaccurate
Noun
  • Though the World Cup avoided issues with ICE raids at stadiums, the agency this summer has been responsible for shootings that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Beyond a stadium that was barely at 10% capacity, many around the city were unaware of not only the Open Cup match, but the Wizards themselves.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of stadium
Noun
  • Skubal is not blind to the potential for headlines that exists every time a microphone or camera enters his vicinity.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Its gravity is so intense that anything in its vicinity experiences extreme time dilation — to the extent that an hour on the planet's surface is equivalent to seven years for everyone else.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • The electronic dance-pop tune has managed only eight frames on the Official Singles Sales chart – just a fraction of its run on the downloads tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • An old folk verse prices a simple life at two riyals for beans and one for bread — only half of that tune still rings true.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • Those comments came after Trump met with top advisers and Cabinet officials Friday to discuss a potential escalation of the war, according to a source familiar with the matter.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Doctors are being clear about who should actually be tested and who shouldn’t, and the qualifications matter as much as the science behind them.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of matter

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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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