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
Today that estate, administered by the Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation, is estimated to be worth approximately $160 million.
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Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Environmental experts calculate that every additional pound on an aircraft increases fuel burn, with some estimates suggesting that a reduction of 1% in total aircraft weight could lead to approximately 0.75% fuel savings.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
The process concluded on Dec. 16, 2024, when an undisclosed bidder secured the property for approximately $4.138 million.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
In 2025, the company expects approximately 30 company restaurant openings across its three brands, seven international franchise Texas Roadhouse openings, and three domestic franchise Jaggar’s openings.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Environmental experts calculate that every additional pound on an aircraft increases fuel burn, with some estimates suggesting that a reduction of 1% in total aircraft weight could lead to approximately 0.75% fuel savings.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
The process concluded on Dec. 16, 2024, when an undisclosed bidder secured the property for approximately $4.138 million.
—Dan Ruetenik, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
In 2025, the company expects approximately 30 company restaurant openings across its three brands, seven international franchise Texas Roadhouse openings, and three domestic franchise Jaggar’s openings.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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Then a group of visionaries decided to build a replica of an ancient sailing canoe, like the ones the first Hawaiians traveled on to reach the archipelago roughly 1,500 years ago.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Of the 22 questions DeCosta was asked in a news conference that lasted roughly 18 minutes, six of them were about Tucker’s status or the team’s position.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Fort Knox is a Kentucky military installation about 40 miles south of Louisville, known for holding more than 147 million ounces of the U.S.' gold reserves.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The roughly 8 million passenger cars and light trucks brought into the US last year accounted for about half of US vehicle sales.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Workers were informed about the buyouts during a meeting that lasted around 10 minutes on Monday, the report said.—
Sriparna Roy,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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On Monday at around 3:30 a.m., the steel pipe, which was built in the 1930s, burst, suffered a break on a 54-inch water transmission main, Great Lakes Water Authority said, per NBC News.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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