approximately

/ (əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ) /

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adverb

close to; around; roughly or in the region of

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Words nearby approximately

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Approximately 100 Romney fans were invited on the call, he said.
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All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.
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Wetzel told me that at approximately the 10-year mark, lifers tend to become altruistic and “start getting involved.”
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Of the approximately 55,000 square miles of land in New York State, less than 500 of them are in New York City.
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Since taking office, Obama has had approximately 280 federal judicial nominees confirmed.
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Approximately 75 per cent of Chicago's population is of foreign birth or parentage.
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We say approximately, since there is considerable variation as may be noted by a glance at the Reference List.
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The estate, sir, is now approximately valued at forty-seven thousand per annum.
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These two are of about equal length, approximately 530 miles.
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He quoted proverbs, was full of strange saws, foretold the future—approximately.
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WORD OF THE DAY

approximately

adverb

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