circa

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

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Recent Examples of circa The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry. Mark P. Mills, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020 Cuckoo clock, circa 1950 Q. My grandmother gave me this clock more than 30 years ago. oregonlive, 1 Feb. 2020 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 See All Example Sentences for circa
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  • The trends have contributed to a slump in consumer confidence, dragging on spending and threatening leaders’ official growth target for this year of around 5%.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fans eagerly flipped through its pages, circling premiere dates and planning their weekly schedules around prime-time lineups.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Well, a new Netflix documentary about Charlie Sheen brings that up, as well as all his other infamous shenanigans.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a set of policies that has baffled some China experts, or at least raised questions about the president’s stance on America’s friendly rival.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Circa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circa. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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