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
  • This playful matcha bowl derives its inspiration from Japanese lore that believes rabbits inhabit the moon.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The remaining negligible figure derives from album sales and track-equivalent units.
    Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He's been around and really is an amazing writer, amazing craftsman, really understands the industry, and was really able to dig into these characters.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The administration understands the profound risks involved — particularly the catastrophic damage to US credibility if such an operation failed or descended into prolonged conflict.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The committee decides which nominees will be added to its shortlist which is not released to the public.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • What’ll be interesting is how heavily Berube decides to lean on him, given that the schedule is about to get busy quickly.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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