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
For approximately a decade, her husband, Igor, had been dying from a series of treatable cancers in nonessential tissues.
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Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
Their sales are expected to finish near 2.7 million units, up over 4% from last year, an increase of approximately twice the national average.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Their bodies were found at approximately 11:18 a.m. local time, both Vietnam News and The Guardian reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Nearly half of the world's population - approximately 4.5 billion people - currently lack adequate access to healthcare.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
Their sales are expected to finish near 2.7 million units, up over 4% from last year, an increase of approximately twice the national average.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Their bodies were found at approximately 11:18 a.m. local time, both Vietnam News and The Guardian reported.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Nearly half of the world's population - approximately 4.5 billion people - currently lack adequate access to healthcare.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens, UGC 10043 is one of the somewhat rare spiral galaxies that are seen edge-on.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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That would be a roughly sixfold increase over 2015, the year before the fentanyl crisis began.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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When firefighters received the initial call, they were told the water was about ankle deep inside the Jeep, Shinn said.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Capitol Hill in Seattle had been my home then for about 14 years, and the condominium for sale was twice the size of my microhousing at 440 square feet.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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For midlife women, who may already be managing multiple chronic conditions or navigating metabolic changes tied to menopause, the buzz around GLP-1s may raise questions: Could these drugs help with overlapping health challenges?Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 2 Jan. 2025
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The police said around 90 people were inside the location for the event.Bradford Betz, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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