as in derives
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 extrapolates
The Conservancy then takes those estimates and extrapolates them across the whole island.
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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
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
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In this framework, work derives its dignity and its inspiration from its contribution to customer value.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The sauce derives its exciting flavor from a unique ingredients blend featuring pickles, chilis, mustard, mayo and onion.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Even now, the psychological moves of the book’s last moments, how and what Maeve understands, feel to me provisional, blurry, to be co-created with the reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Australian filmmaker Chiarella, who previously directed three shorts that premiered in his home country as well as episodes of psychosexual television series, understands the significance of releasing his film right now — in both Australia and the United States.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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Jefa de Calle's a regime agent assigned to Carmen's block who decides, house by house, who receives a monthly food bag and who is punished with hunger.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
10 Dec. 2025
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But in Texas, dying without a will means the state decides how to divide your property, not you.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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