as in approximately
close to but not exactly
I have plus or minus five dollars in change
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Recent Examples of plus or minus
Here, purchaser simply put money in, and got money back, plus or minus their investment return, and less fees and expenses.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
With only about 340 individuals — plus or minus seven — remaining, according to a report released in the fall by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, the whales are VIP visitors to the region's waters.
—Heather McCarron, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million.
—Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percentage points.
—Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
With only about 340 individuals — plus or minus seven — remaining, according to a report released in the fall by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium, the whales are VIP visitors to the region's waters.
—Heather McCarron, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million.
—Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
Results from the full survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percentage points.
—Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plus or minus
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Augusta Gold had a working capital deficiency of approximately $32,000,000 as of September 30, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Upon returning six years later, Allen and McMahon noted that the rodents’ work resulted in approximately 40,000 healthy plants across the Pumice Plain and Bear Meadow, as well as the return of native gopher populations.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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The 25-year-old called 911 about 7:30 p.m. Monday and said he had been assaulted in a road rage incident.Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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The two hunted all day with just one break for lunch when, finally, a doe came trotting by at about 5:30 p.m.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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At the time, the NFL team was spending big on Santa Clara’s mayoral election — shelling out more than $1.4 million in support of Becker, and another roughly $1 million opposing Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s reelection bid.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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That’s roughly the same microwave wavelength that radar operated in.The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bernal is also geared up to revive neighborhood watch programs, which had around 200 groups at one point, but the numbers have dwindled over the years with less than a dozen left.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The extended stretch of freezing temperatures contributed to a devastating Lakewood apartment fire on Friday morning, which sparked around 5 a.m. by a space heater set up to keep pipes from freezing.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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