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
  • A great deal of the movie’s power derives from its subtle — and some not-so-subtle — variations on the Finney novel and subsequent films.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In those situations, advice derives much of its value from trust, accountability and experience.
    Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • On Friday, Hassett said that the administration understands the pressure that rising energy prices puts on consumers.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Senior kicker Nate McCashland understands what the Goggins family is going through, with his younger brother having leukemia at a young age, and talked about how inspiring Heston is.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • She is involved in a bus accident that results in a fatality and, with the crusading passion that so many people felt after 9/11, decides to get involved as a witness and truth-teller.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Oconomowoc Area School District will align its decision on Flock cameras with whatever the City of Oconomowoc decides regarding its own use of the cameras.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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