1
as in approximately
close to but not exactly
roughly 80% of the country's population is of that faith
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2
as in severely
in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering
if you treat the machine roughly, it will of course break
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Recent Examples of roughly
The showdown is the most significant legal challenge brought against Meta in the company's roughly 20-year history.
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
The police department in Cedar Park, roughly 20 miles north of Austin, said it was heard and felt throughout the city; it was also heard in nearby Georgetown, said Austin Fire Department division chief Wayne Parrish.
—Kelly Murray, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
They were set to land at the Columbia County Airport, but crashed roughly 20 miles to the south.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At this point, the cryptocurrency had lost more than 7% of its value after reaching an intraday high of nearly $88,000 less than 24 hours earlier at roughly 4:15 p.m. EST, additional CoinMarketCap figures reveal.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
The police department in Cedar Park, roughly 20 miles north of Austin, said it was heard and felt throughout the city; it was also heard in nearby Georgetown, said Austin Fire Department division chief Wayne Parrish.
—Kelly Murray, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
They were set to land at the Columbia County Airport, but crashed roughly 20 miles to the south.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At this point, the cryptocurrency had lost more than 7% of its value after reaching an intraday high of nearly $88,000 less than 24 hours earlier at roughly 4:15 p.m. EST, additional CoinMarketCap figures reveal.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughly
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So far, the MSS team has worked alongside its partners to install more than 87,000 Reef Stars with approximately 1.3 million corals attached.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition to married women who have changed their name, there are approximately four million men whose names don’t match their birth certificates for a number of reasons.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each nation has contributed about a third of the debris.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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And about as well as their last seven games of this regular season, too.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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From bedtime to bilingual prompts, these Latina moms are bending AI to fit around their world, not the other way around.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Curry Curry had the top-selling jersey last year, but came in at number two this time around.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even though the Trump administration has made no secret about its intentions to downsize and remake federal health agencies, many in the field of injury and violence prevention weren't expecting their corner of the CDC to be hit so hard.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even so, there is no doubt that, perhaps more than his contemporary predecessors, Pope Francis dedicated his days to outreach beyond the faithful, and worked hard to make the Church more relevant in an ever-changing world.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Roughly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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