along about
idiom
US, informal
: at a time near (a specified time)
He arrived in the city along about July 17.
Our flight should be arriving along about 8:00.
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The Great Lakes make for ideal surfing, offering waves along about 3,200 miles of shoreline in Michigan, according to Pure Michigan.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Infantry trenches Reuters The Ukrainian government has allocated about $800 million to building fortifications along about 600 miles of front line this year, and construction is well underway.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Bündchen laughed along with Behar and the audience and couldn't help but nod along about her appearance not changing too much over the past two decades.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Amid a surge of migrants crossing into the country, the administration is moving forward with construction of 18-foot tall steel fencing along about 17 miles of land near the Rio Grande in southern Texas, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 5 Oct. 2023
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Infantry trenches Reuters The Ukrainian government has allocated about $800 million to building fortifications along about 600 miles of front line this year, and construction is well underway.
—Josh Holder, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Bündchen laughed along with Behar and the audience and couldn't help but nod along about her appearance not changing too much over the past two decades.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
Amid a surge of migrants crossing into the country, the administration is moving forward with construction of 18-foot tall steel fencing along about 17 miles of land near the Rio Grande in southern Texas, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Along about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/along%20about. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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