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adjective

Definition of ballparknext
as in approximate
not precisely correct I suspect that the ballpark costs we were quoted for the kitchen renovation will turn out to be too low

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ballpark

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noun

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as in park

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as in neighborhood

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Recent Examples of ballpark
Adjective
The concession offerings regularly top the lists of best ballpark foods and the giveaways are quality. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 After the recent brawls, both teams released statements stressing the importance of a safe ballpark environment. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
This was exactly the kind of bet that had led me to lose so quickly at the ballpark. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2026 His long-ball total is tied for eighth in a season during the ballpark’s history and the most since Moisés Alou had 29 in 2004. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballpark
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballpark
  1. approximate
  2. park
  3. neighborhood
  4. inaccurate
  5. stadium
  6. vicinity
  7. tune
  8. matter
Adjective
  • An approximate number that management reviews every quarter is considerably more useful than a very real cost that nobody measures.
    — George Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • To predict the properties of larger molecules and materials, researchers have developed methods that can find approximate wave functions.
    — Sophya Garashchuk, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of approximate
Noun
  • Slowly but surely, these changes could impact visitors to the park, Turner said.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Despite being home to multiple public parks, the subdivision has just two public vehicle entrances.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of park
Noun
  • In the third episode, Simon’s family hosts a birthday cookout in his childhood home, in the predominately Hispanic neighborhood of Pacoima, Los Angeles.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Plus, these neighborhoods should ultimately understand the bigger picture, which is that lots more housing is needed, everywhere.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Adjective
  • Markings depicted on an image of a Kalinga warrior from an indigenous group in the Philippines were inaccurate and none of the artists involved in creating the mural identified as Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • These limitations could easily produce an analysis that is misleading or inaccurate.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of inaccurate
Noun
  • Rather than point to the comments, however, Cruz blamed fans who attempted to force their way through the entrance of the stadium before the game.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • India’s bid plan centers on the city of Ahmedabad, which will host the multi-sport Commonwealth Games in 2030, and has the world’s largest cricket stadium which is named for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of stadium
Noun
  • In November 2025, regulators issued violations to contractors there for using equipment during a pipeline pressure test that is prohibited within 1,000 feet of a school, of which there are three in the immediate vicinity.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • According to the National Weather Service, evacuations were underway for hotels in the vicinity along Black Horse Pike in New Jersey earlier this morning.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of vicinity
Noun
  • The rest of the quartet, including bassist Sam Wilson and fiddler Josiah Nelson, grab a seat behind Powell and let the tune play back once more.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The active exhaust system has been given a unique more muted acoustic tune thanks to sophisticated double gas-flow mixing inside the rear muffler.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tune
Noun
  • Furnari recalled that some of the song’s early music and lyrics came together quickly, but writing words that could do justice to their experience was another matter.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This achievement could give scientists a new way to control how light interacts with matter, study extremely fast quantum processes, and eventually distinguish molecules that are mirror images of each other.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of matter

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“Ballpark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballpark. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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