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
Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
Don’t be deterred by the logistics of getting here: The hotel now runs its own private-jet service from Johannesburg, an approximately four-hour jaunt on a Learjet 45.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Four shots of espresso (the amount in Noctua Coffee's buckets) contain approximately 250 milligrams.1
Note that caffeine sensitivity varies from person to person.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
The analyst’s $145 price target is approximately 10% above where shares of Clorox closed on Wednesday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 July 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
Don’t be deterred by the logistics of getting here: The hotel now runs its own private-jet service from Johannesburg, an approximately four-hour jaunt on a Learjet 45.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Four shots of espresso (the amount in Noctua Coffee's buckets) contain approximately 250 milligrams.1
Note that caffeine sensitivity varies from person to person.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
The analyst’s $145 price target is approximately 10% above where shares of Clorox closed on Wednesday.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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Internal directives instructed about 1,000 FBI agents to flag any mention of Trump during a March review of roughly 100,000 pages of records, people familiar with the process told Bloomberg.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, roughly 8,000 miles away in Mexico, business is also on an upswing.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Divide sausage into 30 even balls (about 1 ounce or 1 heaping tablespoon each).—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Nationally, about $4 billion annually is returned by all 50 states to the rightful owners as the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators says that one in every seven Americans is owed money.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
Adverb
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On top of the bathroom problems, the man says the kitchen is also a nightmare thanks to Jerry and Daisy, who leave dirty dishes around.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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Police records describe violence, a chaotic scene Officers responded to the shooting around 10 p.m. after witnesses reported the incident to airport dispatchers.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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