around about

idiom

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

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On the occasion of his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Andruw Jones confirmed a story that has floated around about a conversation between him and the great Willie Mays. Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 22 Jan. 2026 As Blacc hinted at, there is more than a little anger to go around about what happened before, during and since the fires, along with the sorrow and thousand other emotions. Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026 Weld County As word spread around about the missing cows, so too did the concern from ranchers. Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 These days there’s a lot of information—and misinformation—floating around about hyaluronic acid fillers. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Nov. 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 1 Feb. 2026.

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