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approximate

[uh-prok-suh-mit, uh-prok-suh-meyt] / əˈprɒk sə mɪt, əˈprɒk səˌmeɪt /






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Nine could not give an approximate start date.

From BBC

The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.

From Los Angeles Times

Friday’s statistics were based on almost 14% of the approximate 164 million tax returns the IRS expects to receive through April 15.

From MarketWatch

Friday’s statistics were based on almost 14% of the approximate 164 million tax returns the IRS expects to receive through April 15.

From MarketWatch

The approximate share of the population that is estranged from a parent or child at any given time, research shows.

From The Wall Street Journal