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Recent Examples of approximation
All high-end, highly entertaining live approximations of some of the most popular rock or pop acts ever to roam the Earth.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Our goal isn’t complete accuracy but a reasonable approximation.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company’s shareholder communications.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Harvard expert Many Americans feel behind on retirement planning
Delaying retirement may not rescue you from poor savings
Those with lower earnings — say, less than $50,000 a year — can probably save less, perhaps around 10%, Blanchett said, as a rough approximation.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Our goal isn’t complete accuracy but a reasonable approximation.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Deliveries are the closest approximation of sales reported by Tesla, but are not precisely defined in the company’s shareholder communications.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Harvard expert Many Americans feel behind on retirement planning
Delaying retirement may not rescue you from poor savings
Those with lower earnings — say, less than $50,000 a year — can probably save less, perhaps around 10%, Blanchett said, as a rough approximation.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximation
Noun
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There is a scintilla of potential intrigue in this revelation, and there’s a version of this narrative that sets him up as a politically interesting threat to Isla & Co.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The next step is for the Senate and House to come up with one version of the budget.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Beecham now has three podcasts and two shows under the Enjoy Basketball umbrella reaching over 1 million fans across all platforms, and generating over 120 million impressions monthly.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Nick and Honey in public give off the impression of perfection, but cocktails with George and Martha after 2 am unveiled the less attractive side of the marriages that appear so attractive in the public realm.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Reception to the reincarnation situation was mixed at the time.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
13 Feb. 2025
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Lovers of Pop art lovers and amusement parks have the best of both worlds with The Shed’s reincarnation of the avant-garde carnival that opened in Hamburg, Germany in 1987.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Approximation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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