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
If approved, Hawley’s legislation, the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025, would provide benefits under SNAP to the approximately 12% of the country enrolled in the federal food assistance program.
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Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
According to Gleeson and Lima, approximately 70% of Helpstay’s and 64% of Worldpackers’ members are female.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Since the initiative began, approximately $200 million has been collected.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Franklin Field supervisor Tony Overend said in 2005 that approximately 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of toast are thrown per game.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
According to Gleeson and Lima, approximately 70% of Helpstay’s and 64% of Worldpackers’ members are female.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Since the initiative began, approximately $200 million has been collected.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Franklin Field supervisor Tony Overend said in 2005 that approximately 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of toast are thrown per game.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
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The Janesville Farmers Market has close to 100 vendors and serves roughly 5,000 patrons each Saturday from May through October.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In that roughly 40-second snapshot, Sunderland showcase their defensive discipline, intelligence in build-up, and counter-attacking threat — none of which are new.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Jacksonville businesses of all kinds have been affected by the downstream effects of the second-longest government shutdown in history, including Chicken Country, a restaurant that has provided the area with Southern cooking for about 50 years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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The aircraft had taken off from Retford Gamston Airport, located about 25 miles away in Nottinghamshire, just before the crash, the BBC reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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And rather than being designed in a Top Secret military facility—literally, Area 51, used for the U-2—at the expense of billions of taxpayer dollars, Planet’s doing it with around six hundred employees and hardly a security clearance in sight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Wood was a radio announcer and jazz disc jockey and took DeJohnette around to clubs.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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