circa

as in around
formal not far from (something) in time He was born circa 1600.

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Recent Examples of circa Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s. Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2019 The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019 Juggling has a long and glorious history dating back to ancient Egypt; there are hieroglyphics circa 1994 and 1781 BCE that historians consider to be the earliest historical record of juggling. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2020 Cuckoo clock, circa 1950 Q. My grandmother gave me this clock more than 30 years ago. oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2020 See All Example Sentences for circa
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  • Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years old, is due to be laid to rest in the days ahead following a Saturday funeral service sure to draw leaders from around the world.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This is all happening while people around the country experience unprecedented and unpredictable weather patterns — from alarming infernos in California to startling floods in North Carolina.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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  • Separately, Trump has begun to escalate his attacks on Powell, which has people nervous about the Fed's independence to decide monetary policy.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The Leafs are no strangers to the wild swings in emotion and the grind that’s about to take hold.
    Chris Johnston, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Circa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circa. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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