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How to use the word approximate in a Sentence?

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With fandoms, in terms of the relationship between musical artists and actors and their fans, there is this sort of mutual love that fans and artists have for each other, which sort of can approximate that sense that they’re looking out for each other. – Ellen Selkie	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved. – Jeremy DeSilva	Found on CNN 2 years ago
In a similar way, it provides one value each day that indicates the approximate level of heat risk concern for any location, along with identifying the groups who are most at risk. – The NWS	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The Company anticipates announcing topline Phase 3 data for its single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in late January 2021 ; however, as this trial is dependent on disease events, the timing is approximate. – Johnson Johnson	Found on CNN 3 years ago
While concealing identifiable individual patient data is important, there are other ways to verify the integrity of the data, for example, data providers should be able to confirm that they have provided data with at the very least, the approximate numbers of patients involved. It is correct to retract the paper in these circumstances. – Stephen Evans	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon, and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County. – Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County. – Anthony Wilson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Blacksburg Police were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County. – Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Men’s wrestling and football have the highest injury rate, but these only approximate Reidar Lystad to 35 injuries per 1,000 athletic exposures. – Suraj Achar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What we learn is that we as humans are very much social beasts and we are really learning by engaging with other humans and so the more that a digital technology can approximate that, the more a young child can get out of it. – Ari Brown	Found on CNN 8 years ago
il faut laisser du temps au temps (you have to give time time - approximate translation) – Francois Mitterand	added by anonymous 13 years ago

With fandoms, in terms of the relationship between musical artists and actors and their fans, there is this sort of mutual love that fans and artists have for each other, which sort of can approximate that sense that they’re looking out for each other.

– Ellen Selkie

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Mary Leakey made exquisitely detailed maps of the footprint localities. From Mary Leakey map, we were able to approximate where the tracks should be. We began to dig, hoping for the best, but fearing instead that forty years of seasonal rains had washed them away, the soil was hard as cement and it took a hammer and chisel to reach the footprint layer, which we then needed to excavate delicately with a hard-bristled brush and tongue depressor. Fortunately, the footprints were beautifully preserved.

– Jeremy DeSilva

Found on CNN
2 years ago

– The NWS

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Company anticipates announcing topline Phase 3 data for its single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate in late January 2021 ; however, as this trial is dependent on disease events, the timing is approximate.

– Johnson Johnson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

While concealing identifiable individual patient data is important, there are other ways to verify the integrity of the data, for example, data providers should be able to confirm that they have provided data with at the very least, the approximate numbers of patients involved. It is correct to retract the paper in these circumstances.

– Stephen Evans

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon, and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.

– Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.

– Anthony Wilson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Blacksburg Police were able to determine an approximate area where she might be found, virginia State Police were dispatched to the general area Saturday afternoon and she was located just inside the North Carolina border on Route 89 in Surry County.

– Blacksburg Police Chief Anthony Wilson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Men’s wrestling and football have the highest injury rate, but these only approximate Reidar Lystad to 35 injuries per 1,000 athletic exposures.

– Suraj Achar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What we learn is that we as humans are very much social beasts and we are really learning by engaging with other humans and so the more that a digital technology can approximate that, the more a young child can get out of it.

– Ari Brown

Found on CNN
8 years ago

il faut laisser du temps au temps (you have to give time time - approximate translation)

– Francois Mitterand

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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