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
By Sunday, it is expected to earn approximately $5 million, bringing its North American total to $22 million.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Massie told the gathering of approximately 100 Republicans in Grant County, which is about 45 minutes south of Cincinnati.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Worldwide, Michael is pacing to make approximately $200 million from global box office in its opening weekend.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
The second game will start approximately 30-45 minutes after the end of the first game.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Massie told the gathering of approximately 100 Republicans in Grant County, which is about 45 minutes south of Cincinnati.
—Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Worldwide, Michael is pacing to make approximately $200 million from global box office in its opening weekend.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026
The second game will start approximately 30-45 minutes after the end of the first game.
—CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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Viewed from certain perspectives—the perspective of history, the perspective of the roughly one quarter of the world that was once colonized by Britain—London is a metropolis built on crime.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Chinese news outlets began reporting drops of roughly seventy-five per cent in micro-drama crews in Hengdian.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, is only about a third as salty as the open ocean and has a number of endemic species, including a little seal with no ears.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The average age of these nuclear reactors is about 42 years old.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The charity has around 450 members, after more than 100 joined last year.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
27 Apr. 2026
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After a few days of awkward deflections and a viral PR shutdown, Paige Bueckers finally addressed the topic everyone has been dancing around — her romantic relationship with Azzi Fudd.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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