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at a location close to a specified point
- The campsite is located in the woods, somewhere thereabouts.
- The store is around the corner, thereabouts.
- The old house was located near the lake, thereabouts.
- They camped in the forest, in an area thereabouts of the river.
- We'll be driving through the mountains and stopping thereabouts for a break.
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used to indicate that a date, time, or number is approximate
- The event happened in the early 2000s, thereabouts.
- She must have been in her late twenties thereabouts when she started the company.
- The concert will start at 7 PM, or thereabouts.
- The population of the town is around 20,000, thereabouts.
- The project will take about two weeks to complete, thereabouts.