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Definitions for roughly
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Princeton's WordNet
approximately, about, close to, just about, some, roughly, more or less, around, or soadverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
"lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"
roughly, roughadverb
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
"he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
roughly, roughadverb
with rough motion as over a rough surface
"ride rough"
Wiktionary
roughlyadverb
In a rough manner.
roughlyadverb
Unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely.
roughlyadverb
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount; approximately.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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roughly
Roughly is an adverb that is usually used to indicate an approximate amount, value, level, or degree, without being precise or exact. It can also refer to doing something in a manner lacking gentleness or finesse, or in a quick and hasty way.
Webster Dictionary
Roughlyadverb
in a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely; austerely
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'roughly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4251
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'roughly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2363
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'roughly' in Adverbs Frequency: #275
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of roughly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of roughly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of roughly in a Sentence
Luckily, neutron-star mergers only happen roughly every 100,000 years in the Milky Way, and ones that happen nearby do so less often, so we are not in any immediate danger in any way. and understand how they influenced the evolution of the galaxy.
These illegal blockades are being heavily supported by individuals in the United States and from elsewhere around the world, we see that roughly half of the funding that is flowing to the barricaders here is coming from United States. The goal of all measures, including financial measures in the Emergencies Act, is to deal with the current threat only, and to get the situation fully under control.
This year is tracking a little worse in terms of throughput, but this region is relatively insulated because 62 percent of transactions within the UAE are in cash. If you compare the U.S. or Europe they're running at roughly 35 percent of transactions in cash.
Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.
We can expect that each of the epicenters will see clusters of these emerging roughly four to six weeks later, it makes sense that it emerged in New York first because New York had the largest and most severe outbreak( of Covid-19), followed by New Jersey and, unfortunately, Boston.
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