as in approximately
close to but not exactly
I have plus or minus five dollars in change
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Recent Examples of plus or minus
For the third quarter, the company guided for revenue of $2 billion, plus or minus $150 million.
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Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023
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Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
The Post-ABC poll was conducted Jan. 27 through Feb. 1, 2023, among a random national sample of 1,003 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points among the full sample and a larger error margin among subgroups.
—Scott Clement, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023
The margin of error was plus or minus 3%, with a 95% confidence interval.
—Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plus or minus
Adverb
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The approximately 1-mile East Market Streetscape extends from Brook Street to Baxter Avenue.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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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
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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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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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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“Plus or minus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plus%20or%20minus. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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