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How to pronounce roughly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms rough


he was pushed roughly aside.
Type Words
Synonyms rough
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Synonyms about, approximately, around, close to, just about, more or less, or so, some


roughly $3,000.

Examples of roughly

roughly
Within each group, the districts must contain roughly the same number of voters.
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A bonus of 8 percent, the midpoint of the range, would give them roughly $8,000.
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Roughly three-quarters of all American flights at Dallas were canceled, he said.
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Turris'seventh goal of the season came from roughly 30 feet out through traffic.
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After its recapitalization, the company now carries roughly $20 billion of debt.
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For now, the Nationals are limiting him to seven innings or roughly 100 pitches.
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Two weekend demonstrations after that attracted roughly 70,000 people each time.
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Part of the roughly 100-mile trip includes a drive on the Myrdalsjokull glacier.
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The tea-party-backed governor has also suggested roughly $4 billion in tax cuts.
From the theatlantic.com
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  • Approximately: (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"; ...
  • With roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough"
  • With rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough"
  • (roughness) a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
  • (roughness) harshness: the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
  • (roughness) crudeness: an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her"
  • (roughness) choppiness: used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
  • (roughness) rowdiness: rowdy behavior
  • (roughness) pitting: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion