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
  • Today, approximately 85% of the kingdom’s GDP derives from the non-oil economy.
    Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Heritage, by comparison, derives its momentum from a much broader mix of categories, with everything from video games and trading cards to sports memorabilia, coins and fine art contributing to its record-breaking first half.
    Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Nolan understands it too, which is why The Odyssey still feels painfully modern.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Advocates seek to change how the public understands embryos and, ultimately, how the law classifies them.
    Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • One of the kidnappers, Rodrigo (Humberto Busto), decides that the only way to escape getting caught is to kill Felipe.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • Poseidon, upset that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, decides to make his return home difficult and long and wet.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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“Extrapolates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolates. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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