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
Prosecutors say the Wilkinsons finished their portion, while Gail ate approximately half and gave the rest to her husband Donald.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
His personal fortune is roughly $20 billion, so approximately an order of magnitude less.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
As of April 1, approximately 40% of proposals around DEI oppose DEI efforts, according to a recent report by The Conference Board.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Lauren Blackburn, 23, was last seen on Saturday, April 19, at approximately 6 p.m. local time, according to a Tiger Alert emailed to students on Tuesday, April 22.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
His personal fortune is roughly $20 billion, so approximately an order of magnitude less.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
As of April 1, approximately 40% of proposals around DEI oppose DEI efforts, according to a recent report by The Conference Board.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
Lauren Blackburn, 23, was last seen on Saturday, April 19, at approximately 6 p.m. local time, according to a Tiger Alert emailed to students on Tuesday, April 22.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
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As the primary language for the Ashkenazic Jews who had been living in Central and Eastern Europe for roughly 1,000 years, Yiddish was not only a linguistic bond but also a cultural foundation for millions of people around the world in the 1920s.—
James Deutsch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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About 1% of U.S. small business owners, roughly 300,000, achieve this annually, per IRS data.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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According to the Jefferson County Tourism Department, about 80% of the tourism in the area comes from sport fishing.—
Asher Redd,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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UConn Health has about 9,000 ConnectiCare patients that are affected, Walker said.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2025
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The impact of Canadians turning to homegrown goods could add around 10 billion Canadian dollars to the country’s economy and hike its GDP by around 0.3 percentage points, according to research from Robert Kavcic, director of economics at BMO Capital Markets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Firefighters responded to a three-story home on Pliny Street in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood around 8 p.m., according to the Hartford Fire Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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