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
The new size isn't confirmed, and extrapolating measurements from a computer animation is dubious.
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Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
The effect is indeed similar to that in baroque music, in which a
simple melody is elaborated though a series of procedures—repetition, inversion, fragmentation, layering—the original motif extrapolated into a dizzying construction.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
If this all sounds rather technical, that’s consistent with the result, which was not adapted so much as extrapolated from Tolkien’s dense writing.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Some, like Screentime, extrapolate information from your phone, and most use data tracked for other cards like sleep and just interpret the data in a new way.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
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Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
The effect is indeed similar to that in baroque music, in which a
simple melody is elaborated though a series of procedures—repetition, inversion, fragmentation, layering—the original motif extrapolated into a dizzying construction.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
If this all sounds rather technical, that’s consistent with the result, which was not adapted so much as extrapolated from Tolkien’s dense writing.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Some, like Screentime, extrapolate information from your phone, and most use data tracked for other cards like sleep and just interpret the data in a new way.
—PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolate
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Edith Newsome, 5th Ward, said using money — approximately $13 million — derived from gaming and cannabis sales is a better way to contribute to the partnership.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Zoom out: Shipley claims to be the U.S.'s largest chain whose sales are mostly derived from doughnuts, given that the majority of Dunkin's sales are tied to beverages, followed by Krispy Kreme, per Dekker.—
Richard Collings,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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But to not be able to talk and think about health without understanding the undercurrent of social factors impacting our health is wrong.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Variety understands that the film is semi-autobiographical and is about the relationship between a father and his two young boys over the course of a day in the Nigerian city.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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The singer decided to busk on the city’s Church Street ahead of his concert, but police officers literally pulled the plug, saying Sheeran didn’t have proper permission.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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This is not a unitary polity, where the president decides for everyone, but 50 sovereign states that joined in union.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Engineers could also use the data to learn how a building behaves and changes over time, and infer how to construct better in the future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Their findings led them to infer hydrogen is absorbing the X-ray photons in the far-off host galaxy.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Extrapolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extrapolate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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