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Recent Examples of approximation
Hearing Tina Fey or Sarah Silverman deliver a joke in their uniquely perfect way is so much better than doing an approximation in my head.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Gordon is currently using a soy protein for both the chicken and the links, and both offered pretty good textural approximation.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The institute likes spring fire testing at its site about halfway between Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina, because while summer temperatures in the South can nearly match those in the fire-prone West, the swampy humidity in July is a bad approximation to a mountain canyon.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Suddenly, LeBron looked, if not his age, then at least a rough approximation of it.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
Gordon is currently using a soy protein for both the chicken and the links, and both offered pretty good textural approximation.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The institute likes spring fire testing at its site about halfway between Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina, because while summer temperatures in the South can nearly match those in the fire-prone West, the swampy humidity in July is a bad approximation to a mountain canyon.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Suddenly, LeBron looked, if not his age, then at least a rough approximation of it.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximation
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The son of Nigerian parents born in New York but raised in England was something of a free agent, and even after playing for the US Under-18 team, could have gone into the international soccer version of the transfer portal.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The researchers were curious whether the photon might be able to destroy the past version of itself—akin to a person traveling back in time to kill their grandfather, thus preventing themselves from ever being born.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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This is for Tyler Kolek’s best Jalen Brunson impression; for the Spurs intel provided by Jeremy Sochan.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Roach also shared his impressions of Anthony following the trial.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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It is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who played pranks splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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