About and Say

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About adverb - Close to but not exactly.

Usage example: it's about a mile to the nearest gas station

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Say and about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Say" instead an adverb "About".

Say adverb - Close to but not exactly.

Usage example: a person consumes, say, 2000 calories a day

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About and say are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About" instead an adverb "Say".

Nearby Word: saying

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Say and About. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/about/say

About & Say. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/about/say>.

Say or About. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/about/say.

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