extrapolates

present tense third-person singular of extrapolate

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Recent Examples of extrapolates The Conservancy then takes those estimates and extrapolates them across the whole island. Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 6 Feb. 2026 To use a hypothetical example, that means that if a game drew 10 million households, Nielsen extrapolates that to mean that 23 million or 24 million viewers were actually watching. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolates
Verb
  • In those situations, advice derives much of its value from trust, accountability and experience.
    Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The authority of objects derives from their imperviousness—but too total an imperviousness precludes writing and action altogether.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This response — full-hearted, full-throttle, fullalove — was a vivid example of Keeganism itself, as this corner of England knows and understands it.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Specialization can help set your brokerage business apart from others because clients often want an advisor who understands the details of a particular property type.
    James Nelson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Written and directed by Achyuth Vinayak, the film released in theaters in 2023, following a couple whose plan to elope is complicated when the man’s sister decides to elope as well.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For high-volume production workloads, coding agents, document processing and customer operations that differential decides the purchase order.
    Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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