as in to derive
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 extrapolate
Researchers at University College London were also able to extrapolate how the flooding progressed.
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
In this way black metal has been at times closer to the anti-natalist philosophy of Emil Cioran and the pessimism or Eugene Thacker — writers who essentially extrapolated H.P. Lovecraft’s fictional mythos into full-fledged philosophy.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Pitchers are riskier, their amateur successes harder to extrapolate to the big leagues, and the Pirates already had several promising young starters.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Voice cloning technology works by taking an audio sample of a person speaking and then extrapolating that person’s voice into a synthetic audio file.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
In this way black metal has been at times closer to the anti-natalist philosophy of Emil Cioran and the pessimism or Eugene Thacker — writers who essentially extrapolated H.P. Lovecraft’s fictional mythos into full-fledged philosophy.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
Pitchers are riskier, their amateur successes harder to extrapolate to the big leagues, and the Pirates already had several promising young starters.
—Bruce Schoenfeld Robert Fass Tanya Pérez Brian St. Pierre, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Voice cloning technology works by taking an audio sample of a person speaking and then extrapolating that person’s voice into a synthetic audio file.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolate
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Intended for both slim and puffy outerwear, the new material prevents the conglomeration of fibers and pushes the sustainability envelope further as it is entirely crafted from recycled fibers derived from post-consumer PET bottles.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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Those terms derive from academic critical theory, with its emphasis on appropriation and indoctrination.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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The realtor also pulled permits to help determine a timeline of events to understand when some of the damage occurred.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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To understand what’s at stake amid the NNSA’s workforce woes, USA TODAY interviewed current and former agency officials and reviewed decades of watchdog reports, safety records and other official documents.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The Court found that the IRS was correct in its decision to revoke tax-exempt status, but the case was not decided until 1983.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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For now, he’s decided attending university is the best path, but opted to spend his first year of school in Rome to deepen his spirituality.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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So don’t tell me there are only eight teams better than Miami, as Spoelstra inferred.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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Range contraction of the Yangtze finless porpoise inferred from classic Chinese poems A graduate of UW-Whitewater, Monica Cull wrote for several organizations, including one that focused on bees and the natural world, before coming to Discover Magazine.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
5 May 2025
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