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
If approved, Hawley’s legislation, the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025, would provide benefits under SNAP to the approximately 12% of the country enrolled in the federal food assistance program.
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Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
According to Gleeson and Lima, approximately 70% of Helpstay’s and 64% of Worldpackers’ members are female.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Since the initiative began, approximately $200 million has been collected.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Franklin Field supervisor Tony Overend said in 2005 that approximately 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of toast are thrown per game.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
According to Gleeson and Lima, approximately 70% of Helpstay’s and 64% of Worldpackers’ members are female.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Since the initiative began, approximately $200 million has been collected.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Franklin Field supervisor Tony Overend said in 2005 that approximately 20,000 to 30,000 pieces of toast are thrown per game.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
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To be effective, tree guards should be buried about 1 to 4 inches in the soil and extend roughly 20 inches above the soil or the anticipated snow line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Spanning nearly 24,000 square meters of permanent exhibition space -- roughly the size of four football fields -- the Grand Egyptian Museum houses around 57,000 artifacts.—
Ayat Al-Tawy,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Jacksonville businesses of all kinds have been affected by the downstream effects of the second-longest government shutdown in history, including Chicken Country, a restaurant that has provided the area with Southern cooking for about 50 years.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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The aircraft had taken off from Retford Gamston Airport, located about 25 miles away in Nottinghamshire, just before the crash, the BBC reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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That geography does wonders for people who want to watch birds—around 20 million migrate through New York in the fall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Video shows one agent restraining the man, then dragging him around as another agent helps pin him to the ground.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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