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percentagehow to paraphrase itwords to use if it's a little less than that percentagewords to use if it's a little more than that percentage
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about, around, close to, roughly, almost, just under, a little less than, slightly underabout, around, close to, roughly, just over, a little more than, sligthly more than
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examplesexamplesexamples
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20%one-fifth18 or 19%almost 20%, a little less than 20%, about one-fith21 or 22%a little more than 20%, slightly over 20%
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25%one quarter, one-fourth23 or 24%almost one quarter, nearly one-fourth, around 25%26 or 27%just over one-fourth, slightly over one quarter, a little more than 25%
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33%one-third, a third30-32%almost one-third, close to one-third34-36%around one-third, just over one-third
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50%half47-49%almost half, nearly half51-53%approximately half, around half, about half, a little more than half
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66%two-thirds63-65%nearly two-thirds, roughly two-thirds67-69%close to two-thirds, a little over two-thirds
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75%three quarters, three-fourths72-74%close to three quarters, almost three-fourths76-78%roughly three quarters, just over three-fourths
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95-99%almost all, the vast majority
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You can also round up or down to the nearest whole numberThis works for other numbers too — just be sure not to round up or down too far.When in doubt, just keep the number, and paraphrase as much as you can around that number.
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22.40%rougly 22%$1.2 millionover $1 million
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51.80%almost 52%$4.4 billionalmost $4.5 billion
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71.1 percentabout 71%
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