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The phrase "can be roughly" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate an approximation or a general idea rather than a precise measurement or description.
Example: "The cost of the project can be roughly estimated at around $10,000."
Alternatives: "can be approximately" or "can be estimated as".
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These views can be roughly characterized as "irreferentialist".
They can be roughly divided into four sorts (see map).
A program note said that "Mummenschanz" can be roughly translated as "masquerade".
The "bietan jarrai" slogan can be roughly translated as "go forward both ways".
A biff can be roughly translated as an idiot, a dolt, a bit of a div.
This is called ijtihad, which can be roughly translated as "intellectual initiative".
Members of the council said "fiqh" can be roughly translated as efforts at understanding the law.
The world of hackers can be roughly divided into three groups.
Cetacean sounds can be roughly divided into communication signals and echolocation signals.
Biographies of great athletes can be roughly sorted into three categories.
Then, the model parameters can be roughly calculated.
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