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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Between 2018 and 2022 — a period during which Monzo’s customer base soared roughly tenfold to 5.8 million users — the watchdog found that Monzo did not obtain sufficient information about customers during the onboarding process, the FCA said in a statement.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The trail’s path will roughly follow the South Fork Catawba River, a tributary that meets the larger Catawba River near the state line.—
Abby Pender,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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The group of fires is in an area that stretches about 3 miles alongside U.S. 85 from Titan Road to Kelly Court, Willie said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
14 July 2025
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Drake Baldwin, 24, could lead the Braves to weigh offers for Murphy, who’s owed about $50 million through 2028.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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The crash occurred at around 1 a.m. when a white Mercedes SUV was heading the wrong way on the southbound lanes of the highway near Okeechobee Road, FHP says.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Earlier Monday, around 9:15 a.m., the weather service reported seeing heavy rainfall along the Rio Grande and in the southern Edwards Plateau, with radar estimating rainfall rates of up to 3 inches an hour.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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