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Recent Examples of thereabouts
The sides that are going to be there or thereabouts are now there or thereabouts.
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SI.com, 28 Oct. 2019
The big brands are scrambling to design V4 liter bikes—sport bikes with 1000cc engines, or thereabouts—and making major noise about the V4’s triumphant return to public roads.
—Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2019
In 1636, or thereabouts, Peter Paul Rubens painted an idyllic, autumnal landscape of his vast manor in the Belgian countryside for his own pleasure.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Mar. 2018
Once a month, or thereabouts, chef Juan Rodriguez will create a three- to four-course meal for a limited number of diners at Magdalena’s homebase at 502 Grand Ave.
—star-telegram, 7 Dec. 2017
Mid-September to mid-October, or thereabouts, is the prime time to work on fescue lawns in the Piedmont.
—Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 4 Sep. 2017
SI.com, 28 Oct. 2019
The big brands are scrambling to design V4 liter bikes—sport bikes with 1000cc engines, or thereabouts—and making major noise about the V4’s triumphant return to public roads.
—Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2019
In 1636, or thereabouts, Peter Paul Rubens painted an idyllic, autumnal landscape of his vast manor in the Belgian countryside for his own pleasure.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Mar. 2018
Once a month, or thereabouts, chef Juan Rodriguez will create a three- to four-course meal for a limited number of diners at Magdalena’s homebase at 502 Grand Ave.
—star-telegram, 7 Dec. 2017
Mid-September to mid-October, or thereabouts, is the prime time to work on fescue lawns in the Piedmont.
—Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 4 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereabouts
Adverb
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This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.—
Murr Brewster,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2024
Adverb
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When does Mackinac Island close?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The whole thing has actually brought us closer.—
Zhong Lin,
Allure,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Thereabouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereabouts. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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