extrapolates

present tense third-person singular of extrapolate

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Recent Examples of extrapolates 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
  • There are innumerable factors that shape where and how someone derives happiness.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Zurzuvae is a synthetic form of allopregnanolone, a naturally occurring neurosteroid that derives from the hormone progesterone.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Deadline understands that Nwodim made the decision after it was thought that the cast for Season 51 was set and ready to go ahead of its October 4 return.
    Peter White, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cat decides its favorite spot to sleep is also a great place to stretch and scratch.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps America won’t be healthy again until Kennedy simply decides to declare victory, regardless of what the next three years bring.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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