as in approximately
close to but not exactly
I have plus or minus five dollars in change
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Recent Examples of plus or minus
For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million.
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Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023
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Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plus or minus
Adverb
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The dinner announcement comes a week after approximately 40 million Trump meme coins were unlocked to investors.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pete described the rubble as weighing approximately 70 tons.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Each nation has contributed about a third of the debris.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Officers were able to squeeze the animal’s head free from the grate after about 20 minutes, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This is roughly the size of a television remote, and comes with a flashlight and built-in charger.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward to 2025, when a trip from Melbourne to Detroit in late February offered Kelly a full-circle moment, as his love for the Pistons resulted in a roughly 9,500-mile trip.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Stephen Curry Curry had the top-selling jersey last year, but came in at number two this time around.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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This time around, agencies that oversee youth development programs, job training and services for senior citizens among the most vulnerable.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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