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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
Maxim Shemetov,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
What about her approach to the media?
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
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Noun
There was a heavy police presence at the site, with some approach roads closed to cars.
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Maxim Shemetov,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
What about her approach to the media?
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Verb
Amazon’s Prime Day sale is quickly approaching.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.
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Kansas City Star Weather Bot,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approach
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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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Custom millwork may not seem like the easiest route for those tied to a lease or lacking carpentry connections, so there are a few ready-to-ship options that can approximate the look.
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For a content owner, the value no longer sits only in the single photograph, which an image model can approximate in seconds.
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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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Perhaps with that base-mobilization strategy in mind, the Republican National Committee is planning to hold a first-ever midterm convention this summer.
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Building resilience Stephanie Niven, co-portfolio manager of the Global Sustainable Equity strategy at Ninety One, told CNBC on a call on Friday that her team took the view that the rise of intense weather conditions in Europe was creating a structural growth opportunity for investment.
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The gap between the two closed marginally in the days since the second voting update released Monday, but Langeliers still finished with a comfortable lead.
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Despite overwhelming pushback at the listening session and beyond, the board still unanimously voted to close the International Newcomer Academy.
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“Approach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approach. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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