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
The epicenter was roughly 9 miles north of Morgan Hill, at a depth of 4 miles.
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Golden State’s robust sponsorship portfolio of roughly 40 partners includes JPMorganChase, Kaiser Permanente, Olly, Rakuten, Sephora and United Airlines.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
In contrast, the roughly 70% of participants with the AC or CC variations had a 19% lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 1 May 2026
About 70,000 Nebraskans enrolled in Medicaid through the expansion, out of the roughly 346,000 Medicaid recipients in the state.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Golden State’s robust sponsorship portfolio of roughly 40 partners includes JPMorganChase, Kaiser Permanente, Olly, Rakuten, Sephora and United Airlines.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026
In contrast, the roughly 70% of participants with the AC or CC variations had a 19% lower risk of type 2 diabetes.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 1 May 2026
About 70,000 Nebraskans enrolled in Medicaid through the expansion, out of the roughly 346,000 Medicaid recipients in the state.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughly
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Kelly’s laboratory discovered tafamidis, marketed by Pfizer as Vyndaqel and Vyndamax, which slows the progression of transthyretin cardiomyopathy and polyneuropathy and is taken by approximately 70,000 patients worldwide.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Hazardville Water Company serves approximately 7,500 customers in the towns of Enfield, Somers and East Windsor.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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Overuse of ice melt products can severely stress and kill pachysandra growing along the side of a walk.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Online adult platforms are being severely restricted these days as new laws banning materials involving adults pretending to be under 18 are put into place.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
Adverb
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Although lower in the western sky, Venus shines about seven times brighter than Jupiter, yet continues to be rather disappointing in telescopes.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Wimberley, with a population of about 3,000, and New Braunfels, with a population of about 116,000, are tourist destinations in the Texas Hill Country.—
Jim Vertuno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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After Talley’s initial court hearing Monday, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza were among several officials who harshly criticized the passage of the SAFE-T Act and Lyke’s decision to grant Talley pretrial release.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Again, Gulutzan was reluctant to criticize his team too harshly given how close the series has been.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tik-Tok and Instagram weren’t even around in 2010 – the same year Justin Bieber was emerging as a pop star and Lady Gaga put on her meat dress.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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The first of the four chapters is an oppressively gray-toned, narratively diffuse spy thriller, set amid the mists of what appears to be the Second World War.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 Dec. 2025
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The second planet from the sun has a completely inhospitable surface, with temperatures reaching 863 degrees Fahrenheit (462 degrees Celsius) and a crushing pressure underneath an oppressively thick atmosphere.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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For most of the nation’s history, the former Confederate states have worked hard to minimize the political influence of Black residents in particular.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Joyce, the Angels’ hard-throwing reliever, is the one whose return is most eagerly awaited by fans.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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The 2021 army takeover triggered massive public resistance that was brutally suppressed, triggering a bloody civil war that has killed thousands of people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Even before the war began, hardship and inflation provoked nationwide protests that were brutally repressed.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughly. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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