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
The post time for the main event, the Preakness Stakes, which is the penultimate race, is approximately 6:50 p.m.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
There are over 110 million adults in North America age 55 and over, representing approximately 30% of the total population.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The development is strategically positioned at Godrej City, a self-sustaining township spread across approximately 145 acres, featuring a 30-acre, 9-hole golf course.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025
The incident took place at approximately 9:45 a.m. at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Wise County.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
There are over 110 million adults in North America age 55 and over, representing approximately 30% of the total population.
—Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The development is strategically positioned at Godrej City, a self-sustaining township spread across approximately 145 acres, featuring a 30-acre, 9-hole golf course.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025
The incident took place at approximately 9:45 a.m. at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Wise County.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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SpaceX's Starship, with roughly 10 times more payload lift capacity than Neutron, is also on contract with AFRL for demonstrations for the Rocket Cargo program.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
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
Adverb
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For about two hours in what he was told was a routine inspection, Piker was questioned about his political beliefs and potential connections to the militant group Hamas, his opinions on President Donald Trump and when he was banned from Twitch.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Harrison and his cousin were upstairs for about 30 minutes.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Some 200 reporters milled around near the Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus that the Russians had specified as the talks venue.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Brooklyn Coachworks typically restores around two dozen cars a year.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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