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to come near or nearer to in character or quality
Rob's violin performance last night didn't even approximate what he's really capable of when he's not feeling sick
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Recent Examples of approximated
The modern American leader who most approximated the Trimmer ideal was Dwight Eisenhower.
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David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
The repairs cost $90 million, all for a weapon approximated to be worth $1,500.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
By reproducing photos of Lincoln, Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective artworks — paintings, prints and sculpture — that only approximated his appearance.
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Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Her annual salary is approximated to be around $8 million per year.
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Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Rounded shapes are flattened or approximated with broad planes, so that clothes aren’t worn by the figures so much as blocked on, like shadows.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Nothing says the market is due for another such manic episode, which itself had only been closely approximated by the binge that culminated 70 years earlier.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
The repairs cost $90 million, all for a weapon approximated to be worth $1,500.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
By reproducing photos of Lincoln, Lorant moved beyond the varied mass of subjective artworks — paintings, prints and sculpture — that only approximated his appearance.
—
Mark B. Pohlad,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.
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Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Her annual salary is approximated to be around $8 million per year.
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Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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.
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Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Rounded shapes are flattened or approximated with broad planes, so that clothes aren’t worn by the figures so much as blocked on, like shadows.
—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Nothing says the market is due for another such manic episode, which itself had only been closely approximated by the binge that culminated 70 years earlier.
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Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximated
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The shift is reflected in Likud’s messaging, which has begun treating Eisenkot as Netanyahu’s primary rival after previously focusing on Bennett.
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Last summer, Chicago saw the launch of a new Jewish high school within city limits, a project that some parents said reflected growing demand for Jewish education amid allegations of antisemitism in the city’s private and public schools.
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Balogun matched Landon Donovan in 2010 for the second-most goals by an American in a World Cup, behind only Bert Patenaude's four in the initial tournament in 1930.
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While conducting surveillance, McCurnin spotted a man riding an electric scooter who matched the suspect’s description.
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Organizers of celebrations months in the making had to adjust or cancel activities entirely as much of the East Coast sweltered under heat that approached and in many cases surpassed triple digits.
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Mixed responses to the American Freedom Train matched the national mood as the United States approached its Bicentennial celebration in 1976.
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“Approximated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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