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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  • Its technology is already in boardrooms, inside training modules, embedded in CX workflows, and powering marketing campaigns around the globe—often without audiences realizing it.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Marble, who pastors Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, and other pastors from around the state, gathered at a workshop for the African American Clergy Collective of Tennessee.
    Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • This shrimp recall is hitting at a time when Americans are already deeply uneasy about the cost and safety of their food.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • To learn more about eligibility and the verification process, visit id.me/individuals/group-discounts/students.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Circa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circa. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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