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
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Mihalka profiles several of baseball’s most prominent ballpark organists, including Gladys Goodding, who worked the keys and pedals for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942 to 1957, and Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 to 2010.
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Tom Reinsfelder,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Phillips intrigued by what fans have to say Many Rays fans have been making their way to the ballpark since the team’s inaugural season of 1998.
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
Back in 2019, team ownership aimed to use development profits from the Coliseum site to help finance a massive housing and ballpark project on the Oakland waterfront next to Jack London Square.
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Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Mihalka profiles several of baseball’s most prominent ballpark organists, including Gladys Goodding, who worked the keys and pedals for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1942 to 1957, and Nancy Faust, who was the organist for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 to 2010.
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Tom Reinsfelder,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Noun
The team says another 5,000 candidates have become citizens at other non-game day ceremonies at the ballpark over the past six years.
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Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Phillips intrigued by what fans have to say Many Rays fans have been making their way to the ballpark since the team’s inaugural season of 1998.
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballpark
Adjective
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That’s the approximate number of children whom Trump’s order would have impacted each year, according to the Migration Policy Institute and Penn State’s Population Research Institute.
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Burk said the new field will have an approximate 70%-30% sand-to-rubber mix on top of the turf.
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The cheers could be heard across the park as families and friends gathered to watch one of the biggest matches of the World Cup so far—Mexico versus Ecuador.
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The rides There are about a dozen rides at the park, which may feel low to adults, but kids may want to ride their favorites again and again.
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An 18-year-old was killed in a late-night shooting along Wilner Drive in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood.
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The case began with 44-year-old Eugene Horsch — the man behind the wheel of the black BMW — whose home in the city’s Olney neighborhood has been a focus of the investigation so far.
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This commonly results from inaccurate color representation, poor fit or discrepancies between the physical item and its depiction on the website.
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Choi said McGee would use terminology that could have swayed a jury and sometimes provided an inaccurate window for a time of death.
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Only cars with this pass can access roads near the stadium.
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During that game, fans reported significant delays in reaching the stadium.
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That could prove valuable, especially if Washington doesn’t have an actual aircraft carrier in the vicinity, as was the case at the start of this year due to the intervention in Venezuela.
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Local councillor Carsten Brokelmann said that the city operates a daycare facility and a primary school in the immediate vicinity of where the shooting happened.
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In the 30 years following the tune’s release, disappointment has only continued to plague the Three Lions.
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The work features four vocal soloists who represent Native American, Sephardic, African American and Protestant religious traditions, along with instrumental music based on early American hymn tunes.
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The news comes as Lackland Air Force Base in Texas — home to the Air Force's Basic Military Training program — grapples with a flu outbreak that has infected 275 people in recent weeks, a congressional staffer with knowledge of the matter told CBS News.
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To make matters worse, microbiome testing has gotten cheaper and faster, but not more accurate.
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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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