extrapolated

past tense of extrapolate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of extrapolated Demand for Micron’s memory chips can be extrapolated to the demand for AI computing overall. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 The company will select equipment that will allow for pilot data to be extrapolated to industrial scale. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Influencers’ claims about the peptides’ effect on human weight loss, muscle mass, longevity and energy appear to be extrapolated from their effects on lab animals. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 As Greenhalgh wrote, the engineers had stitched together patchy data and extrapolated it to two decimal points with false precision. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Evidence about ordinary coffee cannot be extrapolated to high-dose caffeine products or energy drinks, which may deliver caffeine rapidly and include other stimulants. — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 That dynamic, extrapolated across the rising local cost of essential goods, has forced more Miami-Dade families than ever before into economic distress. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 Senior lawmakers are skeptical that much can be extrapolated nationally from last week's results, where Mamdani successfully pushed a slate of three insurgent candidates. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 These recommendations are extrapolated from general nutrition science and hormonal physiology, not rigorous phase-specific trials. — Allison Palmer updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolated
Verb
  • The earnings are derived predominantly from salary and bonuses, with off-field income representing only 16% of the total.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Vasquez said Mitra9’s products are made with botanical kratom extract derived from the natural leaf, and not with isolated or synthetic 7-OH.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, its more fundamental influence on biology has remained poorly understood, researchers say.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The arrival ceremony suggested that others understood the communicative potential of clothes at such an event, too.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday, following the court order, representatives of the five networks decided to restart the pool for Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The plan is to eventually move the tracks, but officials have not decided where.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Extrapolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolated. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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