APPROXIMATION Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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Recent Examples of approximation To get their approximation, the team started with a software package called SPECFEM3D Cartesian, which is dedicated to 3D reconstructions of seismic waves. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 The trade-off is precision and tooling maturity, so this suits tasks that can tolerate approximation more than ones needing bit-exact results. — David Schie, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 This season, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), the show’s closest approximation of a hero, finally claims the Iron Throne, many years after having been named heir to it, controversially, by her father, King Viserys I (Paddy Considine), in Season 1. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 What sleep data can actually tell you That score is an approximation, not a medical reading. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for approximation

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The year before, Milton Reynolds had discovered the pen while visiting Buenos Aires, and rushed home to create his own version, the Reynolds Rocket, which hit stores on October 29, 1945.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
The more self-consciously operatic versions aren’t necessarily closer to the composer’s intentions.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Vance left a positive impression on his RJC audience while stopping short of disavowing influential conservative podcast host Tucker Carlson.

— Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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One thing leads to another, and soon Vision finds himself on the run with Thomas (Ruaridh Mollica), an 18-year-old grifter who’s actually the reincarnation of his super-speedster son with his late witchy wife Wanda.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
In particular, Greek mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras and his disciples may have associated beans with reincarnation, so some thought eating them was technically an act of cannibalism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

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