around about

idiom

: approximately : roughly
We got home around about 8 o'clock.

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As such, its surface is constantly boiling away and cooling into a long, trailing tail—which, at more than 5.5 million miles long, wraps around about half the planet’s orbit. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025 Amid the standoff, questions have been flying around about just how far apart the two sides are. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 Plus, there's a community building vibe here, with all sorts of postings around about events and opportunities to serve neighbors. Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 There was also talk of beefed up security with rumors flying around about a 25-police escort according to Akademiks and footage of a line of cops outside of the venue being shared on social media. Angel Diaz, Billboard, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for around about

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“Around about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around%20about. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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