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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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The garment hugged her midsection in before fluttering out over her hips.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Somers started to pull away in the final quarter with Accorsi scoring his first goal 12 seconds in to put Somers up 7-5.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 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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The officer then asks people standing nearby where the gun is.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Many are hopping off the plane and looking for Kansas City barbecue, and others are staying in hotels nearby.—
Jenna Thompson
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Adverb
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The Brazilian Ronaldo, his former team-mate Ronaldinho, and the Portuguese Ronaldo — pretty much anyone with Ronald in their name — all love the elastico, which is typically performed close to the touchline or byline and preceded by a slow dribble.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Emam Ashmour got the rebound, but his follow-up shot was nowhere close to the net.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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In January 2000, Brind’Amour was dealt in a midseason blockbuster from the Flyers, moving along with goalie prospect Jean-Marc Pelletier and a draft pick to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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Nearby, a limpkin waded in the creek to forage, and a great blue heron flew by.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Hereabouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereabouts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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