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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Naturally derived emulsifiers may not always be better.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2025
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This includes Francoise Bettencourt Meyers of France, an heiress to the L’Oreal fortune who is worth $86 billion, by far the largest fortune to derive from a pure beauty company.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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For a long time, a very evolved, smart person that makes poor choices sometimes can still understand what that means.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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The Times spoke to both sides, as well as multiple experts to better understand the high-stakes litigation, which faces obstacles but could shake up California’s home insurance industry.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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As mentioned above, there are myriad factors—international transportation bottlenecks, natural disasters and supplier insolvency, among others—that need to be considered simultaneously in real time to decide what’s best for the business.—
Sadagopan S,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But given a chance to keep the cash that Biden had sent the State flowing, Trump has decided to throttle it back.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
29 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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