50
about(adverb, preposition, close, area, position)
30
round(adverb, preposition, part, approach, near)
27
approximately(adverb, preposition, close, quantity, near)
20
close to(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
20
nearby(adjective, adverb, preposition, close, position)
20
almost(adverb, close, quantity, nearly)
17
nearly(adverb, preposition, near, much, roughly)
17
near(adjective, adverb, preposition, close, position)
17
roughly(adverb, preposition, quantity, near, much)
14
just about(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
13
all over(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, area)
11
circa(adverb, preposition, quantity, roughly, about)
10
encircling(adjective, preposition, close, round, nearby)
10
everywhere(adverb, area, circumference)
10
on all sides(expression, idiom, adverb, position, circumjacence)
8
throughout(adjective, adverb, preposition, area, part)
7
surrounding(adjective, preposition)
6
close by(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb)
6
close(adjective, adverb, warm, near, handy)
6
extant(adjective, present, active, animate, live)
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