approximate
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The approximate annual cost of insuring the health of a family in America, where citizens spend more on healthcare than anywhere else in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
That budget included an approximate $439 million reduction in the enforcement budget.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
In place of the populars, Day said she began measuring herself against her favorite electronic artists, whose style of performance she idolized but felt she could never approximate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
More than a dozen could not give an approximate start date.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
A mile out, they would arrange the boats in a circle on the black sea, drop their nets, and, holding their lanterns over the water, they would approximate the moon.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing approximate
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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