All 3 Uses
approximate
in
Message in a Bottle, by Sparks
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- By 1935 it had rounded the world and traveled approximately sixteen thousand miles, the longest distance officially recorded.†
Chpt Prol. *approximately = about (but not exactly)
- But if their instincts were right and he seemed to be approximately her age, she decided she would try to speak with him.†
Chpt 5
- He kept the sails up until approximately the same spot he'd first raised them, then lowered them with the same intensity he had used to guide the boat all evening.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(approximate) almost, but not exact; or similar
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)