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thereabouts

British  
/ ˈðɛərəˌbaʊts /

adverb

  1. near that place, time, amount, etc

    fifty or thereabouts
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I empathize because I’m in the exact same position, and I am also in my 70s or thereabouts.

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The 40-point mark - or thereabouts - could be needed once again to guarantee Premier League survival this term, with an in-form West Ham attempting to chase down the sides above them.

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And they must have taken me for thereabouts, too, though I was only thirteen, give or take.

From Literature

The current 30-year mortgage rate is still 6.2% or thereabouts; that has added thousands of dollars to an average person’s annual mortgage payments.

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At that rate, you would break even when you reach age 79, or thereabouts; if you think you will live longer than that, it may be worth delaying.

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