plus or minus

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for plus or minus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plus or minus
Adverb
  • The shindig raised approximately $126,000 for House of Ruth Maryland and its mission to provide support to survivors of intimate partner violence.
    Sloane Brown, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2025
  • In total, positive 1D returns were observed approximately 60% of the time.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Adverb
  • Drake Baldwin, 24, could lead the Braves to weigh offers for Murphy, who’s owed about $50 million through 2028.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The group of fires is in an area that stretches about 3 miles alongside U.S. 85 from Titan Road to Kelly Court, Willie said.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • News programs aired three times weekly just for the duration of the Tour de France and consisted primarily of roughly fifteen minutes of footage from the previous day’s stage.
    Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Instead, starting in 2026, the exemption level will increase by roughly 7.2% to $15 million and adjust for inflation every year thereafter.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Adverb
  • Then, the dog can knock the bottle around to try to get the treats to fall out.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Those with expendable capital began purchasing restaurants and gyro joints, places like Greektown’s famed Greek Islands, which has been around since 1971, or the nearby Parthenon (where Kelaidis’ grandparents had their first wedding anniversary), which closed in 2016 after 48 years in business.
    Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025

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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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