- present participle of extrapolate.
extrapolating
Example Sentences
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That’s as they worry “markets are extrapolating near-term trends — including profits fueled by the investment boom itself — too far into the future.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Deutsche Bank’s Tom Sykes noted that, although the results point to an underlying acceleration, the market might be cautious about extrapolating too much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
No matter the reading, investors should be careful about extrapolating March’s trend into the coming months.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
But extrapolating from executives' remarks during cuts is "possibly the worst way" to determine the effects of AI on jobs, said Martha Gimbel, executive director of the Budget Lab at Yale University.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
I was no longer extrapolating; I was looping it through the core, freely talking about my life, suddenly breaching the confidences of my father and my mother and my wife.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
