thereabout

[thair-uh-bout, thair-uh-bout] / ˈðɛər əˌbaʊt, ˌðɛər əˈbaʊt /

ADVERB

about there

Synonyms

WEAK

almost approximately around close at hand in the neighborhood in the vicinity just about near nearby nearly roughly

Example Sentences

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"I cast my vote at about 9 a.m. or thereabout and we've been waiting for the outcome of the votes from the centre," said one of the players, Anyachukwu Beneiah, who works as a doctor.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

I know there is much science and lore and religion around true barbecue, and I dare not make any pronouncements thereabout.

From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2020

One hundred and fifty vacancies, or somewhere thereabout.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2017

They arrived at 03:00 or thereabout and by day-break they were being attended to by Nigerian Red Cross officers in front of press and TV cameras!

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2013

It could truly be said that every plantation thereabout “at its garden gate, has an oyster-bed, a fishing-bar, and a ducking blind.”

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry