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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
So when Patel approached the podium on Friday the stakes were obviously high.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
For a year and a half, the detectives first approached a large volume of low-match DNA results which could be traced back to existing American family trees.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
As the crowd approached the Parliament, barricades stood firm.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In recent years, the ACLU of Kansas has approached Kansas’ largest counties to support a nonbinding resolution that asks local election commissioners and the Secretary of State to expand language access for voting materials in Kansas, with a focus on Spanish.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The cross-examination’s most spirited moment came when Bangs approached the defendant with an autopsy photo.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
In the midst of being stood up at a restaurant, she’s approached by Jonah Hauer-King’s Connor Blake, who, as a former employee of the establishment, was encouraged by his bartender friend to cheer her up.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
That wasn’t news to Leroy Walker when Book approached him last month during the census.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Greenberg approached the project from a similar place.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
For a year and a half, the detectives first approached a large volume of low-match DNA results which could be traced back to existing American family trees.
—Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
As the crowd approached the Parliament, barricades stood firm.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In recent years, the ACLU of Kansas has approached Kansas’ largest counties to support a nonbinding resolution that asks local election commissioners and the Secretary of State to expand language access for voting materials in Kansas, with a focus on Spanish.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The cross-examination’s most spirited moment came when Bangs approached the defendant with an autopsy photo.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
In the midst of being stood up at a restaurant, she’s approached by Jonah Hauer-King’s Connor Blake, who, as a former employee of the establishment, was encouraged by his bartender friend to cheer her up.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
That wasn’t news to Leroy Walker when Book approached him last month during the census.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Greenberg approached the project from a similar place.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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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On Tuesday, it was reported that Indian troops had joined a military drill with Russian and Belarusian forces near Minsk, days after Russian drones entered Polish and Romanian airspace.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Every Wild sweater worn by Wild players this season will display a patch with the number 25 on it to honor of quarter century since Minnesota re-entered the NHL as an expansion team in 2000.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The investor approximated that around 80% of Oracle’s revenues are derived from its AI cloud infrastructure business.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Dow ended the day in the green but significantly off session highs, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed the session lower.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The latest report said that trend has continued into 2025, with more than half of the 50 charter schools that have closed this year citing low enrollment as the primary reason for their closure.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lawmakers charged through dozens of bills as the legislative session neared a close late Friday night, and had to reconvene Saturday to pass a wide-ranging climate and energy deal that came through late in the week.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pursuit of a third goaltender had created a major stress point as the start of training camp neared.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Only about 3% of this year's participating students came from D-or-F-rated schools, which Smith said reflected little change from the previous year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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The infectious energy and Justin Bieber-style appeal of 25-year-old country hitmaker Bailey Zimmerman was not reflected in the CMA nominations.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The theatrics of her makeup matched that of the models’ eccentric aesthetic on the runway but with less color.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The proud dad wore a black suit with a white shirt and black bowtie, while the teen matched in a black suit of his own, pairing it with a black shirt and tie.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Approached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approached. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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