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Recent Examples of hereabouts
And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
Back before the local teams began winning national championships, the Beanpot was indeed an end in itself, a year’s worth of bragging rights and a significant recruiting tool hereabouts.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
Unfortunately, there was not enough room to accommodate the huge crowd that came to the Energy Center last month for the discussion about what to do about tree loss hereabouts.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2020
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
Back before the local teams began winning national championships, the Beanpot was indeed an end in itself, a year’s worth of bragging rights and a significant recruiting tool hereabouts.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
Unfortunately, there was not enough room to accommodate the huge crowd that came to the Energy Center last month for the discussion about what to do about tree loss hereabouts.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereabouts
Adverb
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Acclaimed chefs fly in for pop-up dinners and cooking classes.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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The gable vent is one of several that can draw embers into your attic if one flies in.—
Juan Fernandez,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The sides that are going to be there or thereabouts are now there or thereabouts.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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The big brands are scrambling to design V4 liter bikes—sport bikes with 1000cc engines, or thereabouts—and making major noise about the V4’s triumphant return to public roads.—
Matthew Jancer,
Popular Mechanics,
26 Apr. 2019
Adverb
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There’s also Switzer Canyon nearby, so there are two big canyons that are just gorgeous walks.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Community members react George Rodriquez, who works nearby, said Miguel is known for his kindness.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Apple said that more details will be shared with cardholders as the transition date draws closer.—
Michelle Chapman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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As the 2026 Winter Games draw closer, the pressure is impossible to ignore.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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As of Tuesday night, a cold front will move across the area and bring the chance for some showers along and to the east of the I-35 corridor.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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In June 2019, Nicholas was just cruising along, singing a little song for his dad.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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For my own love life, 2026 is set to be a pretty pivotal year if my birth chart is anything to go by.—
Rebecca Fearn,
SELF,
8 Jan. 2026
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Bystander video shows the driver seeming to wave them by, as one of the vehicles passes and two immigration agents approach her car on foot.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Hereabouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereabouts. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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