thereabouts

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Recent Examples of thereabouts The sides that are going to be there or thereabouts are now there or thereabouts. SI.com, 28 Oct. 2019 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 In 1636, or thereabouts, Peter Paul Rubens painted an idyllic, autumnal landscape of his vast manor in the Belgian countryside for his own pleasure. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Mar. 2018 Once a month, or thereabouts, chef Juan Rodriguez will create a three- to four-course meal for a limited number of diners at Magdalena’s homebase at 502 Grand Ave. star-telegram, 7 Dec. 2017 Mid-September to mid-October, or thereabouts, is the prime time to work on fescue lawns in the Piedmont. Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 4 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereabouts
Adverb
  • 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.
    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
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But wipe your brow, roll up your sleeves, and get stuck in.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
Adverb
  • Old bicycles and other items are seen along the parkway nearby.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • 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

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