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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
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The lesson stayed with Steve and became a guiding principle in his own approach to parenting.
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Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.
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Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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Noun
Leaders like Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, Reed Hastings, and Tarang Amin demonstrate that this approach delivers superior TSR and ROIC.
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Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The lesson stayed with Steve and became a guiding principle in his own approach to parenting.
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Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
Eve is not the largest, fastest, or longest-flying eVTOL being readied for the fast-approaching air-taxi market, but that was never the plan.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.
—
Nc Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approach
Noun
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On one end, the route took the avocado and papaya from Mexico to Asia.
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Events celebrating America’s 250th birthday mean some changes for fireworks viewing on the Mall and the route of the Independence Day Parade.
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This is a natural mosquito control method.
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That is hard to achieve in collaborations like film, television, and the Marvel method.
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Over the past few months, Anthropic’s aspirations in the life sciences have begun to come into focus.
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The effort comes as Colorado officials have renewed concerns about mountain pine beetles.
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Israeli troops advanced to its outskirts and didn’t enter, but their strikes pummeled what had been an economic powerhouse of Shiite business affluence.
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Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
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Only Pau Gasol, who won second-team All-Euroleague honors at 19 in 2001, could approximate it.
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The grant amount—$25,000—was set to approximate the average annual cost of full-time childcare in New York City.
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.
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That too many people pursue self-destructive paths for example.
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With a range of 50 to 300 kilometers, the drones, all made in Ukraine, are designed to throttle the Russian army’s logistics – adding a new dimension of strikes to Ukraine’s strategy as the war grinds through its fifth year.
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Her focus on designing efficient production strategies and fostering new opportunities for the sector places her at the intersection of creative development and industrial infrastructure — precisely the combination the archipelago’s growing ambitions demand.
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Reopening the Strait of Hormuz — which Tehran effectively closed during the conflict — is a key part of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran.
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The store closed more than five years ago in the wake of a 2018 filing by its parent company for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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“Approach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approach. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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