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Recent Examples of hereabouts
And while the absence of a hometown rooting interest obviously won’t translate into a total baseball blackout hereabouts, only someone who’s been clobbered over the head by Wonderboy might expect to see the World Series ratings reach the heights of last year.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
Back before the local teams began winning national championships, the Beanpot was indeed an end in itself, a year’s worth of bragging rights and a significant recruiting tool hereabouts.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
Unfortunately, there was not enough room to accommodate the huge crowd that came to the Energy Center last month for the discussion about what to do about tree loss hereabouts.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2020
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
Back before the local teams began winning national championships, the Beanpot was indeed an end in itself, a year’s worth of bragging rights and a significant recruiting tool hereabouts.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022
Unfortunately, there was not enough room to accommodate the huge crowd that came to the Energy Center last month for the discussion about what to do about tree loss hereabouts.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereabouts
Adverb
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For the single take prologue, Pawlikowski kept sculpting it with Diehl, taking things out, putting them back in, to reach the right length and cadence.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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But wipe your brow, roll up your sleeves, and get stuck in.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
18 May 2026
Adverb
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The sides that are going to be there or thereabouts are now there or thereabouts.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
28 Oct. 2019
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The big brands are scrambling to design V4 liter bikes—sport bikes with 1000cc engines, or thereabouts—and making major noise about the V4’s triumphant return to public roads.—
Matthew Jancer,
Popular Mechanics,
26 Apr. 2019
Adverb
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Old bicycles and other items are seen along the parkway nearby.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Residents were urged to use caution when walking, biking or recreating nearby, particularly during the early morning and evening hours when mountain lions are most active.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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What to do nearby With Walt Disney World so close, and Universal and SeaWorld within a 25-minute drive, the siren call of theme parks is real.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Clarke is about as close to a Hollywood insider as someone who never dips a toe into production gets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Russian media indicated that the hovercraft was built to carry no more than 10 passengers but was transporting 18 people along with heavy equipment at the time of the incident.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Give it a few days, then pop by on the last day to see what gems might have been left behind.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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How quickly five years can fly by in the world of gaming, paired with iconic headlining entertainment and fine dining, all in homage to the music celebrating many eras.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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“Hereabouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereabouts. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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