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
  • Front Office Sports reported Friday that Stars ownership is considering a site in Plano, Texas, approximately 20 miles from Dallas.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The epicenter was situated approximately 2 miles southeast of Warner Springs, at a depth of 11 miles.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Eaton said the eldest child with the woman was about 9 and the youngest was just a baby.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That’s about 5 percent of the 1,874 total passengers onboard.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Under the hopper of a massive grain bin, roughly 50,000 pounds of ground corn slide down a chute and into the truck’s open back.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Dayforce will today release its annual pulse survey of roughly 7,000 workers in six countries, showing that 71% of workers have not received AI training in the past year—even though 63% of workers say developing such skills is important.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Her favorite ways to move around are by train and bike, and her backpack always has nuts, clementines, and something to read.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin have been around for about half of the franchise’s existence — two long-time pillars on the back end.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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