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
Back then, the price tag was 650,000 British pounds, or approximately $881,176.
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Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
The numbers posted Saturday show the state has tested 339 prisoners, a fraction of approximately 95,000 inmates in the system.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
There were approximately 50 students enrolled in the school.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Grating sections are approximately 5½ feet wide by 38 feet and about 5 inches deep, with each piece weighing about 2 tons.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025
The numbers posted Saturday show the state has tested 339 prisoners, a fraction of approximately 95,000 inmates in the system.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
There were approximately 50 students enrolled in the school.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Grating sections are approximately 5½ feet wide by 38 feet and about 5 inches deep, with each piece weighing about 2 tons.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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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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The journalists who rushed to the scene managed to jot down the names of about a dozen—the VIPs (there were three members of parliament on the train that day, which was a factor in the disaster) and a couple of servants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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And despite incorporating the EMALS technology, two former US carrier officers told CNN last month that the Fujian’s air operations may still run at only about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier due to the configuration of the carrier’s flight deck.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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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 9 Nov. 2025.
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