Synonyms are words that are similar in meaning. For example, the words approximately, roughly, and about have similar meanings.
Writers often use a synonym because they don't want to use the same
word again and again.
1. There are approximately two billion field hockey players and spectators
and
one billion tennis players.
2. A tennis game usually goes on for about three hours, but sometimes a
game
for much longer than that.
3. In the United States, field hockey is mostly for girls, but wrestling is
for boys.
4. The top five sports around the world are alike in many ways and have
qualities.