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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Tippecanoe River Winamac, Indiana Affectionately called Tippy by locals, the Tippecanoe River in northern Indiana derives its name from the Miami Indian word for buffalo fish.—
Kelsey Yandura,
Midwest Living,
17 June 2026
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Soccer derives its beauty from its simplicity.—
Leander Schaerlaeckens
June 8,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Pochettino is not a man who understands why anybody would want to wait.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
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The company has 23 quantum systems installed at research institutes, enterprises, and high-performance computing centers and understands the need and urgency for fault-tolerant quantum computers.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
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Lucky decides to take Mason to his first baseball game in Atlanta, only to encounter a series of complications and setbacks for which fatherhood, grief, and economic barriers are a distinct part of the Black American experience.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
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Outgoing Mayor Vi Lyles has announced her intent to resign by June 30 or whenever the council decides on her replacement.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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