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
Investors then try to look out and extrapolate what the next few months might look like based on that cadence.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Last year, Ben-Yami published a paper intended as a direct response to the Ditlevsens’ claim, arguing that the uncertainties in the historical data were too great to extrapolate meaningful predictions of the AMOC’s future.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
That figure is currently just above 50%, extrapolating from available data.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Kabisch cautions against extrapolating too much from the findings.
—Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Last year, Ben-Yami published a paper intended as a direct response to the Ditlevsens’ claim, arguing that the uncertainties in the historical data were too great to extrapolate meaningful predictions of the AMOC’s future.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
That figure is currently just above 50%, extrapolating from available data.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Kabisch cautions against extrapolating too much from the findings.
—Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
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Just like the blueberry milk, milky rose, and matcha latte nails that came before it, the name is derived from the shade used to achieve the look.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
18 Oct. 2025
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Because they are derived from patient-specific stem cells, researchers can create personalized versions that reflect an individual’s genetic makeup.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Trade patterns and alliances may shift but great companies understand the importance of rotating across geographies to develop talent for leadership roles.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lyra’s quest to understand Dust brings her into confrontation with human and other worldly forces who champion moral absolutism over imagination, ignorance over knowledge, authoritarianism over free will and cold, disinterested rationality over empathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the team struggles with grief, Sharon decides to pull Station 42 off active duty entirely, rather than assign a new captain.—
Alamin Yohannes,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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When New Jersey suddenly came down hard on business, neighbouring Delaware decided to rewrite its rulebook to scoop up companies fleeing the state.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Measuring the waves recorded on an EEG became a common way for neuroscientists to infer a person’s brain or sleep state without invasive surgery.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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By observing how these everyday devices communicate, attackers can infer information about people in the environment without installing or accessing any additional equipment, making the method far easier to deploy and potentially more widespread.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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