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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According to a 2024 Bank of America report, approximately 25% of households live paycheck to paycheck, which has forced retailers to go on the offensive.—
Atal Bansal,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Capstan Therapeutics previously raised approximately $340 million in venture funding from investors including RA Capital Management, Forbion, JJDC, and others.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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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
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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
Adverb
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Between 2018 and 2022 — a period during which Monzo’s customer base soared roughly tenfold to 5.8 million users — the watchdog found that Monzo did not obtain sufficient information about customers during the onboarding process, the FCA said in a statement.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The trail’s path will roughly follow the South Fork Catawba River, a tributary that meets the larger Catawba River near the state line.—
Abby Pender,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Adverb
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The crash occurred at around 1 a.m. when a white Mercedes SUV was heading the wrong way on the southbound lanes of the highway near Okeechobee Road, FHP says.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Earlier Monday, around 9:15 a.m., the weather service reported seeing heavy rainfall along the Rio Grande and in the southern Edwards Plateau, with radar estimating rainfall rates of up to 3 inches an hour.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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