roughly equal

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approximately the same

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Examples (20)

  • One pound is roughly equal to one and a half US dollars these days.
  • The two piles of books were roughly equal in height.
  • The number of men and women in the profession is now roughly equal.
  • Their annual incomes are roughly equal, give or take a few dollars.
  • He divided the inheritance into three roughly equal shares for his children.
  • The two rooms are roughly equal in size, though one is slightly wider.
  • For this recipe, you'll need roughly equal amounts of sugar and flour.
  • The journey took roughly equal amounts of time both ways.
  • The land area of Japan is roughly equal to that of California.
  • In many countries, the male and female populations are roughly equal.
  • In our survey, the votes for and against the proposal were roughly equal.
  • Their contributions to the collaborative project were roughly equal.
  • After hours of debate, the two sides reached a point where their bargaining power was roughly equal.
  • The inheritance was divided so that each sibling received a roughly equal portion.
  • The cost of living in both cities has become roughly equal over the past decade.
  • Last quarter, the company's profits were roughly equal to its operating expenses.
  • To make the teams fair, we tried to ensure their average skill levels were roughly equal.
  • We expect the new generation of processors to have roughly equal power consumption.
  • The weight of the checked luggage and the carry-on were roughly equal.
  • Despite their different approaches, the overall effectiveness of both methods is roughly equal.