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
Pete described the rubble as weighing approximately 70 tons.
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The dinner announcement comes a week after approximately 40 million Trump meme coins were unlocked to investors.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025
So far, the MSS team has worked alongside its partners to install more than 87,000 Reef Stars with approximately 1.3 million corals attached.
—Cat Cardenas, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
In addition to married women who have changed their name, there are approximately four million men whose names don’t match their birth certificates for a number of reasons.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The dinner announcement comes a week after approximately 40 million Trump meme coins were unlocked to investors.
—Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2025
So far, the MSS team has worked alongside its partners to install more than 87,000 Reef Stars with approximately 1.3 million corals attached.
—Cat Cardenas, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
In addition to married women who have changed their name, there are approximately four million men whose names don’t match their birth certificates for a number of reasons.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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This is roughly the size of a television remote, and comes with a flashlight and built-in charger.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward to 2025, when a trip from Melbourne to Detroit in late February offered Kelly a full-circle moment, as his love for the Pistons resulted in a roughly 9,500-mile trip.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Each nation has contributed about a third of the debris.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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And about as well as their last seven games of this regular season, too.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This time around, agencies that oversee youth development programs, job training and services for senior citizens among the most vulnerable.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Curry Curry had the top-selling jersey last year, but came in at number two this time around.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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