as in to derive
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
we can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one
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Recent Examples of extrapolate
Quinton Byfield, center, C+ Byfield’s totals extrapolate to 16 goals and 44 points, with noticeable suppression of his underlying numbers.
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The Conservancy then takes those estimates and extrapolates them across the whole island.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
Then again, that slightly generic quality never impinges on the film’s characterizations, and allows viewers to extrapolate the finer points of this story to the plights of so many other refugees, from Syria and elsewhere.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Big data models learn by copying existing actions—how to fold clothes, write a dissertation, or create a video of a pig hoverboarding through space—by parsing previous examples and extrapolating similar behavior.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
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Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
The Conservancy then takes those estimates and extrapolates them across the whole island.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026
Then again, that slightly generic quality never impinges on the film’s characterizations, and allows viewers to extrapolate the finer points of this story to the plights of so many other refugees, from Syria and elsewhere.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
Big data models learn by copying existing actions—how to fold clothes, write a dissertation, or create a video of a pig hoverboarding through space—by parsing previous examples and extrapolating similar behavior.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolate
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The propensity for leftists to make politics central to their identity and derive meaning in life primarily from it also both reinforces and is reinforced by their discontent with just about everything around them.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The buzzy ingredient—traditionally derived from salmon DNA—has been popping up in skin-care formulas everywhere lately.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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According to IntBot, the robot represents a broader shift toward socially intelligent robots capable of understanding human intent and operating autonomously in real-world environments such as airports, hospitals, and public buildings.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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For them as well as for their families, an easy-to-understand safety feature like an airbag will give them peace of mind as well.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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There is still a lot of uncertainty, like whether or not to prune this season or decide to take out more vines.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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On April 7, voters will decide the future of 24 Independence School District elementary, middle and high school buildings.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Content built with this pattern in mind tends to appear more often because the model doesn’t need to infer what the writer meant.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
Ascend Agency,
20 Mar. 2026
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Almost every time a scientist uses measurements to infer something about the world, the central limit theorem is buried somewhere in the methods.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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