opened around the same time. vs opened at around the same time.

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Opened around the same time" implies that the openings were close in time without specifying the exact time, while "opened at around the same time" suggests a more specific time frame. The choice between them depends on the level of precision you want to convey.

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opened around the same time.

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that two events or actions occurred close in time without specifying an exact time.

This phrase is used to describe events or actions that occurred in a similar time frame without providing specific details about the timing.

Examples:

The two shops opened around the same time.
The schools in the district were established around the same time.

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Radius fracture around the same time.
Killed in a similar manner around the same time.
It turns out your father was murdered around the same time.
Small gatherings, around the globe at the same time.
Judging from the healing process, both penetrations occurred around the same time.
Here's another picture of it taken around the same time.
So this guy was there around the same time.
Looks like... right around the same time.
They both died of radioactive thallium poisoning at around the same time.
And his cell went dark around the same time.
I was ambulance service around the same time.
He thinks they were taken around the same time.
Both of you disappeared from the club right around the same time.
Easter is the most important religious festival for Christians and Jews celebrate Passover around the same time.
The ME places time of death around the same time.
He was probably knocked unconscious and bled out immediately, which would put the attack around the same time.
It was around the same time.
I'm not sure that it was him, because there were two other guys around the same time.
All right, so based on what Angela told us, the seven girls who seem to have gone missing all disappeared around the same time.
And - they - they're invented around the same time. I think beer came first.

Alternatives:

opened about the same time
opened roughly at the same time
opened approximately around the same time
opened nearly at the same time

opened at around the same time.

This phrase is correct and is used when you want to specify a more precise time frame for the openings of two events or actions.

This phrase is suitable when you want to emphasize a specific time frame for the events or actions that occurred in a similar time period.

Examples:

The stores opened at around the same time last year.
The projects were launched at around the same time.

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They both died of radioactive thallium poisoning at around the same time.
A computer programmer called the cops and said his roommate went missing at around the same time.
Radius fracture around the same time.
Revlimid should be taken at around the same time each day.
Take your dose at around the same time every day.
You should change your patch at around the same time every day.
Do try to take the tablets at around the same time every day. c.
Do try to take the sachet at around the same time every day.
At around the same time, ...science fell in love with the Chilean sky.
Each year at around the same time... he will leave the comfort of his ocean home... and embark on a remarkable journey.
Killed in a similar manner around the same time.
It turns out your father was murdered around the same time.
Small gatherings, around the globe at the same time.
Judging from the healing process, both penetrations occurred around the same time.
Here's another picture of it taken around the same time.
So this guy was there around the same time.
Looks like... right around the same time.
And his cell went dark around the same time.
I was ambulance service around the same time.
He thinks they were taken around the same time.

Alternatives:

opened at about the same time
opened at roughly the same time
opened at approximately the same time
opened at nearly the same time

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opened around the same time. vs opened at around the same time.