Thesaurus results for CIRCA

circa

preposition

Definition of circa

as in around

formal not far from (something) in time He was born circa 1600.

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Recent Examples of circa In an all-girls boarding school in Ghana circa 1986, several students are preparing to audition for a regional beauty pageant. — Shane Harrison, ajc, 5 Mar. 2020 The first commercially viable lithium battery, circa 1985, had the capability to store more than twice as much energy per pound as did previous chemistry. — Mark P. Mills, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020 Compare this to the reality of what was going on for Anne circa the early 1970s. — Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2019 The curator of the Pompidou exhibition, Didier Ottinger, has situated the paintings of Bacon in the context of a Reader’s Digest assortment of texts, a general-interest, user-friendly survey of Big Thoughts 101, circa 1985. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for circa

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Saturday’s tour was for 13 passengers for a trip around the harbor near the Statue of Liberty, arranged through the tour operator for $1,800, the complaint said.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
There are multiple gift shops scattered throughout the museum, as each special exhibition tends to have a dedicated one with products curated around its artist or theme.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

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Millard expects to push that number to about 200,000 with improvements to the company’s methods and some additional infrastructure.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Beloozerov also spoke at length with Marina about his sympathies for the country after the Russian invasion in 2022.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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