1
as in approximately
close to but not exactly
roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith
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as in severely
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break
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Recent Examples of roughly
Neptune — invisible to the naked eye at magnitude 7.92 — can be found lurking roughly two degrees (or two finger widths) to the left of Saturn.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 May 2025
Trump estimated that the project will cost roughly $175 billion, and said an initial $25 billion has already been carved out in next year’s defense funding package.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 20 May 2025
As the primary language for the Ashkenazic Jews who had been living in Central and Eastern Europe for roughly 1,000 years, Yiddish was not only a linguistic bond but also a cultural foundation for millions of people around the world in the 1920s.
—James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
About 1% of U.S. small business owners, roughly 300,000, achieve this annually, per IRS data.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 May 2025
Trump estimated that the project will cost roughly $175 billion, and said an initial $25 billion has already been carved out in next year’s defense funding package.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 20 May 2025
As the primary language for the Ashkenazic Jews who had been living in Central and Eastern Europe for roughly 1,000 years, Yiddish was not only a linguistic bond but also a cultural foundation for millions of people around the world in the 1920s.
—James Deutsch, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
About 1% of U.S. small business owners, roughly 300,000, achieve this annually, per IRS data.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughly
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The post time for the main event, the Preakness Stakes, which is the penultimate race, is approximately 6:50 p.m.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Now 68 and retired, Nelson has lived in a subsidized one-bedroom unit for about 10 years in Uptown and relies on her roughly $1,000 monthly Social Security payments to afford her approximately $230 monthly portion of rent and other expenses.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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For about two hours in what he was told was a routine inspection, Piker was questioned about his political beliefs and potential connections to the militant group Hamas, his opinions on President Donald Trump and when he was banned from Twitch.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Harrison and his cousin were upstairs for about 30 minutes.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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Some 200 reporters milled around near the Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus that the Russians had specified as the talks venue.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Spoiler alert: The prize was around $10,000 of gold, currency and historic artifacts.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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His frustration has been compounded by his hitting a number of balls hard recently that were right at fielders.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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In the second, Minnesota only managed four shots, but did well to get to the net-front and make Jackson’s job harder despite the lighter workload.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughly. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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