plus or minus

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Recent Examples of plus or minus The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval. Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 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, 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 For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million. Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for plus or minus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plus or minus
Adverb
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 8 miles, with its epicenter approximately 4 miles north of Fontana.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As of Friday, Hurricane Kiko remains a major hurricane located approximately 1,200 miles east-southeast of Hawaii and is forecast to approach the islands as a tropical storm early next week, officials said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Pick the stems once the seeds have begun to dry and brown, then loosely bundle them and hang them upside down in a warm, dry place to dry completely, about one or two weeks.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After about a year of running tests with doctors, they were finally given a diagnosis.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The earthquake struck at a depth of 5 miles, with its epicenter roughly 1 mile southeast of Pinnacles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His extended family owns roughly 1,200 acres of farmland in the region and grows cotton, wheat, grapes, melons and pistachios.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Bocharov Ruchey, the Russian president's summer residence, is located in the Tsentralny district in the northwest of Sochi, around 17 miles from the international airport.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For comparison, Kansas City’s temperatures are typically around 82 degrees this time of year.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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