as in roughly
close to but not exactly
it takes approximately three hours to drive to Dallas
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Recent Examples of approximately
With temperatures in Paris expected to reach 38.3 degrees Celsius -- approximately 101 degrees Fahrenheit -- on Tuesday, the Eiffel Tower closed at 4 p.m. local time, according to a statement on the landmark's official website.
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
These are only a few examples of the deep ties between higher education and the founding generation; approximately half of them attained some form of it—an impressively high level of advanced learning for the time.
—Time, 1 July 2025
Iran has indiscriminately launched approximately 400 ballistic missiles at Israel, zeroing in on population centers in Tel Aviv and Haifa.
—Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Megan Forrester, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
These are only a few examples of the deep ties between higher education and the founding generation; approximately half of them attained some form of it—an impressively high level of advanced learning for the time.
—Time, 1 July 2025
Iran has indiscriminately launched approximately 400 ballistic missiles at Israel, zeroing in on population centers in Tel Aviv and Haifa.
—Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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In roughly seven months with the Cubs, Tucker has gained better perspective on the ins and outs of the organization.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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Once these clumps grow to about 50 nanometers (roughly the diameter of a virus) moisture condenses around them into cloud droplets.—
Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
Adverb
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Yes, a couple of Czech producers came up with an idea influenced by or inspired by the Wim Wenders documentary about 18 months ago.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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The cooling station will be open every 90-degree day for about the next three months.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Culiacan, which has around 1 million residents and is the capital of western Mexico's Sinaloa state, has been wrought by a war for control between two rival drug trafficking groups of the Sinaloa cartel – Los Chapitos and La Mayiza.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Animals go to the bathroom, reject unwanted affection, gobble food, sleep for hours, and bite their toenails without a moment of hesitation or a shameful glance around to see if anyone’s looking.—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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