hereabouts

adverb

variants or hereabout
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Recent Examples of hereabouts This time the recipient is area rancher Benjamin Bonney (Dermot Mulroney), who along with his thuggish sons is suspected of murdering anyone hereabouts who won’t surrender their own land to him. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 Blame the damp and moderate climate hereabouts or the particular ardor of the northern red-legged frog, but our target species is ready to hop anytime between early November and the middle of March. — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024 Back before the local teams began winning national championships, the Beanpot was indeed an end in itself, a year’s worth of bragging rights and a significant recruiting tool hereabouts. — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023 Or maybe the good people of Shell Lake and hereabouts earned it by putting out the small-town, big-hearted welcome mat. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2022 Unfortunately, there was not enough room to accommodate the huge crowd that came to the Energy Center last month for the discussion about what to do about tree loss hereabouts. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereabouts
  1. in
  2. thereabouts
  3. nearby
  4. close
  5. along
  6. by
Adverb
  • Invest In Your Relationship Capital Invest in and intentionally cultivate your relationship capital at all points in your career.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Flamenco dancers from Rueda Flamenca lined the garden path while guests walked in, as a nod to Taylor’s mother who is Spanish.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of in
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  • The sides that are going to be there or thereabouts are now there or thereabouts.
    — SI.com, SI.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The big brands are scrambling to design V4 liter bikes—sport bikes with 1000cc engines, or thereabouts—and making major noise about the V4’s triumphant return to public roads.
    — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2019
Definition of thereabouts
Adverb
  • Officials warned residents to avoid the densely populated Loring Park neighborhood nearby.
    — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Until now, the only upscale stay nearby has been an Explora Jirira Lodge.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of nearby
Adverb
  • Headline numbers rarely reflect the full structure of a deal, how much was cash at close versus earnout, versus seller financing spread over years.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Penalty on extra point moves Bishop Moore closer and the Hornets decide to go for two.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of close
Adverb
  • At the same time, Tempo cruised along, still far off the pace.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • To maintain his grip on power, Trump needs to inspire Latinos to stand by him, vote for his agenda and urge others to follow along.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of along
Adverb
  • At times when sunshine is difficult to come by, bronzers can be a speedy way to make skin look healthy with little effort.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • As of now, schedules for most rocket launches can be hard to come by, with specific missions and target windows often not made public very far in advance.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Hereabouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereabouts. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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