around about

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: approximately : roughly
We got home around about 8 o'clock.

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Nothing except a white man who willingly admits being apathetic to Black people’s lives and two other white folks who joke around about politics being too serious and divisive. Melanie Curry, refinery29.com, 17 Feb. 2025 There are a lot of ideas floating around about how to do this, from overhauling how lenders like the IMF and World Bank are governed to debt cancellation and closing tax loopholes. Benji Jones, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 This is just one of the conspiracy theories swirling around about Mangione, though. David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024 Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner wasn't keen on the rumors flying around about flipping Brock Purdy for Sam Darnold next season. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for around about

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“Around about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/around%20about. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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