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as in came
to come near or nearer
the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
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as in entered
to move closer to
approach the bull with caution
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as in approximated
to come near or nearer to in character or quality
his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it
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Recent Examples of approached
Whether on the stage or the red carpet, the star has always approached dressing with an original and personal flair.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
As half-time approached during Sunderland’s visit, there was a growing desperation for an opener from the Emirates crowd.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Earlier in the week, some forecasts pegged the chances of Super Bowl rain as high as 30%, but as Sunday approached that dire estimate fell fast.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
This year, though, a cloud has descended over the industry as the big game approached.
—Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Police and city leaders declined to comment on her claims when approached by CNN.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Jackie Burton, franchisee of the Naperville location, approached the commission last month with her proposal.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Dwayne was startled when a scout approached him and referred to his son as an NBA prospect.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
As of Saturday night, Ware noted that no Heat coach or executive has approached him to address that trade noise.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
As half-time approached during Sunderland’s visit, there was a growing desperation for an opener from the Emirates crowd.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Earlier in the week, some forecasts pegged the chances of Super Bowl rain as high as 30%, but as Sunday approached that dire estimate fell fast.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
This year, though, a cloud has descended over the industry as the big game approached.
—Peyton Forte, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Police and city leaders declined to comment on her claims when approached by CNN.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Jackie Burton, franchisee of the Naperville location, approached the commission last month with her proposal.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Dwayne was startled when a scout approached him and referred to his son as an NBA prospect.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
As of Saturday night, Ware noted that no Heat coach or executive has approached him to address that trade noise.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approached
Verb
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Familiar with the building thanks to her father’s role there, the young woman went up to the second floor and entered one of the rooms.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dodds and Mouat, who entered the field as favorites, shook hands with the Wrana siblings with one end still to play.—
JULIA FRANKEL,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her annual salary is approximated to be around $8 million per year.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Defensive moxie Unlike Butler’s offensive talents, which could be approximated by Melton, Kuminga and more shotmaking by Curry, Butler’s versatile defense cannot be replicated by just one player.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This could mean that it never gets done, and the center remains closed indefinitely.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Khelif did not compete in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last summer after failing to register in time before the applications closed.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the Everglades, drought levels on Thursday neared the top of the index.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Guinea worm neared global eradication, with just 10 cases reported worldwide in 2025, all of them in Chad, Ethiopia, or South Sudan.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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None of the illuminated material is ionized; it’s merely lit up by the central star’s light that gets reflected off of all of the ejecta.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Teddi Mellencamp reflected on her cancer journey one year after she was hospitalized and required emergency brain surgery.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In Gallup’s roughly 80 years of polling, Trump’s approval toward the end of his first calendar year in office (36%) was lower than any other incoming president at the same point in time (only matched by Trump himself in his first term).—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The 30-year-old American matched what Vonn did in the 2010 Winter Olympics, winning the downhill gold medal.—
Alex Valdes,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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