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
In total, English-Wheat made approximately $130,000 by concealing Prindle's death, according to the probable cause statement.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Lopez has a penchant for social media, frequently posting to his Instagram account, which boasts approximately 32,000 followers.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
That's approximately half a percentage point higher for both terms compared to what borrowers were being offered in early March.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Once completed, each cryostat will contain approximately 17,000 tons of liquid argon, nearly a mile underground.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
Lopez has a penchant for social media, frequently posting to his Instagram account, which boasts approximately 32,000 followers.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
That's approximately half a percentage point higher for both terms compared to what borrowers were being offered in early March.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Once completed, each cryostat will contain approximately 17,000 tons of liquid argon, nearly a mile underground.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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Originally designed as a response to the Black Lives Matter protests and a call to keep armed police officers out of the Metro system, the agency deployed roughly three hundred ambassadors to stations and transit vehicles in the city’s core.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The council also voted unanimously to delay the impact of SB 79 in many parts of the city, roughly 84% of the land that the new law applies to.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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The morning after the première, Magyar and the two filmmakers gave a press conference to about two dozen Italian reporters.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The Beechwood mobile home park in Killingworth has about 300 homes, and all are reserved for people 55 years and older, but the decision only applies to the nearly 200 homes involved in the complaint.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Adverb
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The highway death rate back then was around five deaths or less per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, which is higher than today, but hardly a death sentence.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Now, they’re being forced to walk around on their tippy toes.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2026
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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