approximately
about; roughly; more or less: It’s approximately 25 miles from here to El Paso.Add approximately 2 cups of milk or water.
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How to use approximately in a sentence
By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.
approximately 100 Romney fans were invited on the call, he said.
All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.
The U.S. has spent approximately $120 billion to rebuild the central Asian nation, according to SIGAR.
An NYPD spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the lead suspect is a black man, approximately six feet tall.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York | John Surico | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This valley extends for approximately three hundred and fifty miles to the borderline of Tennessee.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyForests constitute approximately three-fifths or 60% of Virginia's total land area.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBacon and approximately four hundred planters marched to the State House at Jamestown and demanded his commission.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpeyapproximately 216,900 persons became residents of Virginia during this decade.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyWhile he was taking a group of approximately eighty settlers to this region, he was attacked by a band of Indians.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. Torpey
British Dictionary definitions for approximately
/ (əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ) /
close to; around; roughly or in the region of
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