hereabouts

adverb

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Recent Examples of hereabouts 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
  1. in
  2. thereabouts
  3. nearby
  4. close
  5. along
  6. by
Adverb
  • Some had stepped outside to see what happened and couldn’t get back in once police set up a perimeter.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Understandably tired after flying in from Paris the night before, Harding is in town to conduct three concerts of Brahms and Bernstein this weekend.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of in
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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
  • 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
Definition of thereabouts
Adverb
  • There’s also the Marico River nearby, which flows into Botswana and increases your chances of seeing crocs and hippos.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Ione police responded to an area along Highway 124 near Highway 88 and found a vehicle parked nearby, along with evidence that fiber-optic cables had been cut and stripped.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of nearby
Adverb
  • The two reportedly grew closer after attending Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in July, and have since made a handful of public appearances in one another’s orbit.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Pacers responded in the third quarter, pulling closer following back-to-back 3-pointers from Aaron Nesmith that cut the score to 79-67.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of close
Adverb
  • This video is a great option for kids who like to dance and sing along to classic kids’ songs.
    — Parents, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Farther along are Teresa Baker’s Echoes (2024) and George Morrison’s Night Shadows.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of along
Adverb
  • Notices typically list the brand, product name and package size, along with UPCs, lot or batch codes, best-by, use-by or sell-by dates and where the product was sold.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The first seven games of the season flew by, with Drinkwitz frequently relaying that Hardy’s return date was unclear — but promising to announce it himself when the time came.
    — PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026
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