1
as in approximately
close to but not exactly
roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith
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2
as in severely
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break
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Recent Examples of roughly
The Azores are a chain of islands in the Atlantic Ocean and roughly 900 miles west of mainland Portugal.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Arkansas' preliminary proposal to invest roughly $308 million in federal funding to provide internet access for 79,000 underserved Arkansas homes and businesses is open for public comment until Aug. 29, the Arkansas State Broadband Office announced Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
There is still a long way to go for the UP-NSC merger to get approval from the STB, with both parties expecting the deal to close in early 2027—roughly 18 months from now.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
The world’s most valuable digital currency had climbed to roughly $124,380 around 8:30 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Arkansas' preliminary proposal to invest roughly $308 million in federal funding to provide internet access for 79,000 underserved Arkansas homes and businesses is open for public comment until Aug. 29, the Arkansas State Broadband Office announced Monday.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
There is still a long way to go for the UP-NSC merger to get approval from the STB, with both parties expecting the deal to close in early 2027—roughly 18 months from now.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
The world’s most valuable digital currency had climbed to roughly $124,380 around 8:30 p.m. EST, according to Coinbase data from TradingView.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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The approximately 6″ tall Black man was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, with a white t-shirt underneath, and black sweatpants, but may have removed his outer t-shirt, a source said.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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The filing follows years of financial and technical difficulties for the biogas developer which has seen operating losses of approximately $1 million per month, court records showed.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Top with about 1 heaping teaspoon of the tomato mixture.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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They had been reduced to a single population somewhere in the southern Indo-Pacific Ocean, then began to genetically diverge about 7,000 years ago.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee currently has around 60,000 active personalized plates and has rejected nearly 1,000 since the program began in 1998.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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The way things get done around here is often synonymous with an organization’s culture.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Such is the expectancy around Arsenal now, a 1-0 loss to a bewitching free kick, the kind of sudden inspiration that decides a close and claustrophobic game, hit the team hard.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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If individuals using these tools decide that speed and profit outweigh creativity and collaborating with creatives who have worked hard to perfect their craft, then the use of these tools will never showcase the best of what a story can be.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughly. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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