roughly
Britishadverb
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without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately
roughly half the candidates were successful
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in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner
his captors did not treat him roughly
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in a crude or primitive manner
a slab of roughly hewn stone
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The tax due on that would be roughly $12,500.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Lyft’s gross bookings climbed 17% to $5.62 billion in the third quarter, roughly in line with analyst projections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
He conceded the election on Wednesday, down by roughly 6,700 votes in the closest race of the incumbent Republican Nick LaLota’s career.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
In younger participants, groups of slow waves moved together across distances roughly equivalent to the width of a hand on the scalp.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
But though the sheets were roughly the same size, they didn’t all match.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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