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as in route
an established course for traveling from one place to another
will take the standard landing approach from the south
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as in method
the means or procedure for doing something
that's a different approach to knitting, but it seems to work
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as in to come
to come near or nearer
the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
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as in to approximate
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 approach
Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The approach is legal and reflects the growing prevalence of aggressive political email appeals that critics say are often manipulative.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The Congresswoman was approached by a man with a syringe on Tuesday afternoon during a Town Hall meeting in Minneapolis.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
This approach has historical precedent, as FIFA successfully relocated the 1986 World Cup from Colombia to Mexico within six months when circumstances changed.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The approach is legal and reflects the growing prevalence of aggressive political email appeals that critics say are often manipulative.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Before the shooting, the teens approached a group of boys, prosecutors said.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The Congresswoman was approached by a man with a syringe on Tuesday afternoon during a Town Hall meeting in Minneapolis.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approach
Noun
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Earlier this week the mayor urged Philadelphia residents to move their cars out of snow emergency routes.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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User @briadeshaun took a more relatable route and impersonated an out-of-shape owl, worn out from flying and repeatedly panting to catch its breath.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Other agencies that currently rely on the VSL in areas from highway safety to consumer product regulation ought to revisit whether their methods truly serve the public interest.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The big moment comes amid the HBO Max drama's breakout success and after the pair was photographed out together several times on Globes weekend.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The killings came amid a wave of bloody violence tied to drug trafficking and organized crime, which has surged across Ecuador in recent years.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison shared a legal opinion on 287(g) agreements in December, calling into question the agreements sheriffs have signed, saying only county commissioners can enter into the agreements.—
Jennifer Mayerle,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The Comets had entered the fourth quarter trailing 6-5 before a pair of Wave goals to open the final quarter created a three-goal deficit.—
Nathan Dunn,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Since the days of the first-ever K-pop hit, the songcraft has largely aimed to approximate the architecture of Western hits.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, George Crumb’s 1970 Black Angels, composed in response to the Vietnam War, includes jagged marks that approximate the sound of helicopters.—
Olivia Giovetti,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Investing in domestic mining is necessary but insufficient—recycling infrastructure offers a faster, less geopolitically fraught path to supply chain resilience that has historically been overlooked by previous administrations.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Buddhist temple was directly in the path of the project, threatening its displacement.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With the benefit of hindsight, analysts and investors have blamed much of Kraft Heinz’s downward spiral on the brutal cost-cutting strategy imposed after the merger.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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There are other factors that contribute to layoffs aside from new technology, like overhiring, the state of the economy and a shift in corporate strategy.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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China had closed its borders during the Covid-19 pandemic and only reopened them in earnest in early 2023.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Approach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approach. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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