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
After all, one of the most prevalent cognitive-behavioral biases is recency which extrapolates the most recent conditions as far as the eye can see.
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James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As well as providing guardrails for safe and reliable processes, physics enables data-efficient models that extrapolate scenarios without training data.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The researchers followed up in 2022 with a reconstructed 3D model, extrapolating the dimensions from a megalodon specimen (a vertebral column) in Belgium.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
Researchers at University College London were also able to extrapolate how the flooding progressed.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As well as providing guardrails for safe and reliable processes, physics enables data-efficient models that extrapolate scenarios without training data.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The researchers followed up in 2022 with a reconstructed 3D model, extrapolating the dimensions from a megalodon specimen (a vertebral column) in Belgium.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
Researchers at University College London were also able to extrapolate how the flooding progressed.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 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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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 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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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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The devices infer from this location data the sag across the span to which they are attached.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Until such tests are completed, investigators won’t be able to infer the source of the explosion based only on the size of the blast crater.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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