thereabout
Americanadverb
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about or near that place or time.
last June or thereabout.
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about that number, amount, etc.
Etymology
Origin of thereabout
before 950; Middle English ther aboute, Old English thǣr abūtan. See there, about
Example Sentences
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"I cast my vote at about 9 a.m. or thereabout and we've been waiting for the outcome of the votes from the centre," said one of the players, Anyachukwu Beneiah, who works as a doctor.
From Reuters
I know there is much science and lore and religion around true barbecue, and I dare not make any pronouncements thereabout.
From Washington Post
It’s a comprehensive package of reforms, and there will be more reforms in the future, considering every score of years or thereabout federal lawmakers push some comprehensive package to sway activists and lobbyists.
From Washington Times
Yeah, I miss basketball A LOT, and I do have some feelers out thereabout coaching.
From Literature
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It could truly be said that every plantation thereabout “at its garden gate, has an oyster-bed, a fishing-bar, and a ducking blind.”
From Literature
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