approximate

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's

Although polls do their best to approximate voters’ political attitudes, elections reveal these attitudes through voters’ actual, observed behavior – exactly the type of behavior that analysts are trying to predict in November.

From Salon

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