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
Part of this plan includes finding a third party to run the Guess brand in Greater China, which is expected to lose approximately $20 million this year.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
The company has approximately 46 properties surrounding the campus, according to its website, with rents ranging from $1,600 for a one bedroom apartment to $8,400 for a six bedroom single family home.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
The benchmark index, closely tied to millions of Americans' retirement accounts, is now down approximately 20 percent from its recent high—flirting with bear market territory.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Semi-Final Exit: A team reaching the Semi-Finals could accumulate approximately $49.675 million, considering victories in all prior stages.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Apr. 2025
The company has approximately 46 properties surrounding the campus, according to its website, with rents ranging from $1,600 for a one bedroom apartment to $8,400 for a six bedroom single family home.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
The benchmark index, closely tied to millions of Americans' retirement accounts, is now down approximately 20 percent from its recent high—flirting with bear market territory.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Semi-Final Exit: A team reaching the Semi-Finals could accumulate approximately $49.675 million, considering victories in all prior stages.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
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At this point, the cryptocurrency had lost more than 7% of its value after reaching an intraday high of nearly $88,000 less than 24 hours earlier at roughly 4:15 p.m. EST, additional CoinMarketCap figures reveal.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Trump claimed the rates were roughly half of the tariffs that these countries impose on U.S. goods, but the details of how they were arrived at weren’t immediately available.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In fact, Britain’s Ministry of Defence, in common with other analysts, assesses Russia’s rate of advance to have been in steady decline for six months, from about 730 square kilometers captured in November last year to just 143 last month.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opted to introduce their son two days later inside St. George's Hall in Windsor Castle (where their royal wedding's luncheon reception took place about a year earlier).—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Put up photos of nature, move your desk around, or paint a wall with chalkboard paint for ideating.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Though the talk radio–style medium had been around for more than 15 years at that point, interest hit a fever pitch as more eyes and ears sought new ways to fill the long days.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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