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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
As the White Sox were slugging their way to a 22-1 victory over the Royals on Friday night, former player Ron Kittle was getting married in a ballpark suite with Chicago chairman Jerry Reinsdorf officiating. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 Delaware North says fans can expect a full and uninterrupted ballpark experience Monday with all concessions operating as normal. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Noun
Perez handled the decision more cheerfully than fans in Sacramento, which is serving as the A’s temporary home while their new ballpark is being constructed in Las Vegas. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 At every other ballpark, Eldridge’s towering blast would’ve been a home run. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 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 agency declined to release additional details, including how many Rohingya were believed to be on board or the approximate location where the boats sank.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The approximate perimeter is shown as a black line on the map above.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of approximate
Noun
  • During a family fun night Monday at Summit Waves in Lee’s Summit, two incidents occurred, one involving a gun, according to the city’s parks and recreation department.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • The Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show last night took place at the Radicepura horticultural park in the hills outside of Taormina.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 July 2026
Definition of park
Noun
  • On June 27, Fort Worth PD officers cited a person for disorderly conduct after street preachers were speaking into bullhorns near Trinity Pride in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Fort Worth city officials say the goal is to create rules that protect neighborhoods while setting clear standards for future data center development.
    — Ken Molestina, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Adjective
  • The ruling said Durnell’s claim would require a warning that the EPA did not require – but information counter to EPA’s conclusions is by definition inaccurate.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • They’re also designed to be agreeable and can reinforce a user’s beliefs, even if those beliefs are inaccurate.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of inaccurate
Noun
  • Thirty years later, the league has helped erect 22 soccer-specific stadiums and numerous world-class training facilities.
    — Kamran Nia July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • Barely a month ago, there was plenty of fretting that FIFA had grossly overestimated the crowds that would descend on the tournament’s host cities and stadiums.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of stadium
Noun
  • The newlyweds, both 36, tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony at the iconic venue July 3, which took over the streets of Manhattan and required the New York Police to shut down the immediate vicinity.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • Shoshone County Sheriff Shawn Wehr said the remains may be that of Chantel Williams, 24, who was reported missing on December 13 of last year in the vicinity, per the Shoshone News-Press.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • The report says audiences spend more time with BBC television and streaming service iPlayer than all of the big SVOD players combined, and over 30 million people on average tune into BBC Radio every week.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • The way new songs were circulated in the 1800s, explains John Troutman, music curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, was that words were published on broadsides or in magazines, to be applied to familiar tunes.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • Few fans walk to game Though traffic has generally been better around the stadium since the last time Argentina was in town, some fans are still taking matters into their own hands, seen walking along the road two hours leading up to kickoff.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to travel to Oman on Saturday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and broader regional developments, a source familiar with the matter told CNN Friday.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of matter

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