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
According to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Pakistan is slowly modernizing its nuclear weapons stockpile of approximately 170 warheads.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2024, Vale reported revenues of approximately $42 billion, a decrease from 2023 as realized iron ore prices dipped to about $90–100 per ton.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Common Sense Media recently updated its digital literacy curriculum for approximately 80% of schools across the country, Steyer said.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
By comparison, that’s approximately 33 million more than watched, later that night, the Emmy Awards.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2024, Vale reported revenues of approximately $42 billion, a decrease from 2023 as realized iron ore prices dipped to about $90–100 per ton.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Common Sense Media recently updated its digital literacy curriculum for approximately 80% of schools across the country, Steyer said.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
By comparison, that’s approximately 33 million more than watched, later that night, the Emmy Awards.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximately
Adverb
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Penske says roughly 20% of Google searches leading to its sites now display AI Overviews — and, here’s the rub, that those summaries lift material from publishers’ work, answer the user’s query directly on the results page, and keep readers from clicking through.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, social media platforms drive roughly 80% of total online traffic in the country and serve as vital channels for business and communication.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Passenger train travel time between Milan and Genoa will be cut to about an hour from more than 1½ hours.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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He had been wanted on charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the suffocation deaths of Paityn Decker, 9; Evelyn Decker, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, of Wenatchee in Chelan County, about 150 miles east of Seattle.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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With five blades sandwiched between two moisturizing bars, this razor speeds up the entire process (no fussing around with shaving cream), nourishing dry skin and making nicks a rare occurrence.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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During one such strike last week, around two dozen Russian drones entered Poland -- by far the largest-ever of Russian drones into NATO airspace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Approximately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximately. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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