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  • verb Present participle of ballpark.

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Examples

  • Consult your CPA for the exact numbers; I'm "ballparking" it here.

    Take The Money And Run: Why L.A.'s Middle Class Is Leaving 2007

  • JR: I’m not, but I do…honestly–my husband teases me–I stand in the grocery line and I always am just kind of ballparking what’s in my cart, how much it’s going to be, and thinking, do I have cash in my wallet?

    Buzzine » Julia Roberts 2007

  • I know he was ballparking it, but c'mon -- we're talking at least "White City" Chicago (1893) or the streetcar suburbs of Boston and other northeastern metropolises.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Now, I'm just ballparking here, but I think the message might be something along the lines of: When I think of you, I think of bug-infested poop.

    Oh, It Sends a Message Alright 2009

  • The only bookstore in the US that consistently comes close to ballparking the selection at World's Biggest is the main branch of the University Bookstore in Seattle thanks, Duane!

    World's Bakka-est Bookstore The Brillig Blogger 2008

  • The gunners in the audience could probably do better than that, but it's a close enough ballparking - or airbursting?

    Despicable 2008

  • The only bookstore in the US that consistently comes close to ballparking the selection at World's Biggest is the main branch of the University Bookstore in Seattle thanks, Duane!

    Archive 2008-06-01 The Brillig Blogger 2008

  • But Mr. Katzenberg is likely ballparking, since KFP is officially listed at the $130 million mark.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Steve Hulett 2008

  • But Mr. Katzenberg is likely ballparking, since KFP is officially listed at the $130 million mark.

    So ... How Much Do These Movies Cost? Steve Hulett 2008

  • Where I live, about 75% (ballparking) of the paper/wood products mills have shut down due to the double-whammy of high electricity prices and high CAD.

    The Almighty Dollar: Picking your Currency for Rates 2007

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