as in roughly
close to but not exactly
it takes approximately three hours to drive to Dallas
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Recent Examples of approximately
That included the equivalent of approximately $460 million in profits, the announcement said.
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Ashton Jackson
valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 July 2025
On Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 2:48 a.m., Waterbury Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 185 Willow St., according to Bessette.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
The program is open to anyone who lives in one of the approximately 22,600 communities that have adopted certain standards to regulate development in their floodplains.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 July 2025
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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Ashton Jackson
valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 July 2025
On Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 2:48 a.m., Waterbury Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 185 Willow St., according to Bessette.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
The program is open to anyone who lives in one of the approximately 22,600 communities that have adopted certain standards to regulate development in their floodplains.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 14 July 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
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 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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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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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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