extrapolating

verb

present participle of extrapolate
as in deriving
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 extrapolating But extrapolating from limited empirical studies paints a grim picture. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026 Where Whitney is wrong is by extrapolating this instance into saying that Lindsay does this all the time. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026 Schmidt is hardly alone in naively extrapolating this trend out and concluding that, in the limit, AI will inevitably consume all the energy in the world. — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026 Trump may also be extrapolating from his first term, and especially his first impeachment, when people in the government blew the whistle on his attempts to blackmail Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and his family. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 But Sean McCloud, chair of UNC Charlotte’s Religious Studies Department, cautions against extrapolating too much from a handful of dioceses and what’s on social media. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026 Size estimates were derived by extrapolating from beak measurements using modern octopus anatomy as a reference. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 The researchers estimated their overall size by extrapolating from the size of the beak specimens. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 But extrapolating from one sector to the entire economy is a mistake. — Omar Abbosh, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extrapolating
  1. deriving
  2. understanding
  3. deciding
Verb
  • Adoring the outcome means deriving joy from seeing the success of others.
    — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • But deriving a unified theory of volcanism will require a geologic Manhattan Project.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
Definition of deriving
Verb
  • Reading is a huge part of my job — understanding a character, deep diving into the soul of another person.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The science of the product becomes inseparable from the science of understanding the customer.
    — Andy Nguyen, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of understanding
Verb
  • Many broadcasting managers nationwide made a grave mistake in the last 20 years by deciding that expertise was not needed to report traffic.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The court must evaluate both sides before deciding whether the case moves forward.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of deciding

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