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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are roughly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate an approximation or estimation of a quantity or measurement.
Example: "The results of the survey show that there are roughly 200 participants in the study."
Alternatives: "are approximately" or "are about".
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are roughly
adverb
In a rough manner.
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All variants are roughly equivalent.
They are roughly the same height.
There are roughly nineteen thousand inhabitants.
There are roughly 500 Bantus in Lewiston.
Now the numbers are roughly equal.
Yes, the national polls are roughly tied.
There are roughly 15 mil.
These numbers are roughly correct.
There are roughly two kinds of shoplifting.
The polls we've seen are roughly tied.
Blend until the greens are roughly pureed.
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