approximate

Example Sentences

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More than a dozen could not give an approximate start date.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"For example, their eggs are unlike those of any living species, so we invented the resin eggs to approximate real oviraptor eggs as best as we could."

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Of the approximate 200 billionaires in California, several are reported to have cut ties with the state.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

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 • Feb. 13, 2026

Go there and inform an officer of the approximate location of the identified body.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer