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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 extrapolated
In this way the commemoration of the Ten Plagues of Egypt is expanded and extrapolated to resonate with contemporary experience, social consciousness, and global afflictions.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
And so obviously, there’s a lot of narratives that get extrapolated from that.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Peter Walker, head of insights at Carta, extrapolated the blue and red findings into a bar chart.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The findings can’t be extrapolated to the real world — the scenarios were extreme, with the regimes often facing first strikes or annihilation — but revealed AIs’ skill at strategic reasoning, as well as a certain bloodthirstiness.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Big fantastical ones, but also ones that feel so normalized and mundane and get extrapolated to their most dystopian and absurd.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
The scientists extrapolated its remains to estimate that the dinosaur was about 23 feet in length and weighed more than 2,200 pounds, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
While my research focused on the Iraqi context, the results can be extrapolated to emerging markets at large.
—Midhat Zwayen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
And so obviously, there’s a lot of narratives that get extrapolated from that.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Peter Walker, head of insights at Carta, extrapolated the blue and red findings into a bar chart.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The findings can’t be extrapolated to the real world — the scenarios were extreme, with the regimes often facing first strikes or annihilation — but revealed AIs’ skill at strategic reasoning, as well as a certain bloodthirstiness.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Big fantastical ones, but also ones that feel so normalized and mundane and get extrapolated to their most dystopian and absurd.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
The scientists extrapolated its remains to estimate that the dinosaur was about 23 feet in length and weighed more than 2,200 pounds, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
While my research focused on the Iraqi context, the results can be extrapolated to emerging markets at large.
—Midhat Zwayen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolated
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Raves unfold in public spaces and the music derived from the culture’s myriad scenes tends to be social in nature.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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In September 2025, Judge Mazzei ruled that evidence derived from cutting-edge DNA technology would be admissible at Heuermann’s trial.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leo said in English, using a phrase often understood as referring to American exceptionalism.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Its long-term health problems are only starting to be understood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Mother Nature decided to rain on the parade, but even before that, there was a dark cloud hanging over the annual celebration.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The council ultimately decided to pursue setting up a committee to look into new skate boarding options generally, and not just at Glen Park.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Extrapolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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