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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
The day after that loss, per team sources, Brunson approached the team before practice about needing to re-shift the collective mindset.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Security footage captured the black ride-share vehicle on the road when a white vehicle, identified by investigators as belonging to the police officer, approached.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
But some managers are being more flexible when approached by workers.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
After arriving at the house, WEAR News reported that Adrianna Barron, his girlfriend's 18-year-old sister, approached him with a gun.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Khatri approached the undercover officer who had just presented the store’s clerk with a fake $1,000 winning ticket, court records show.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The sheriff's office responded quickly, sending a drone into the air to track the individual before deputies approached the man.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 9 May 2026
In a 2021 study published in Soft Matter, researchers approached the complex fluids in animal survival strategies from both a physical and evolutionary perspective.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
As dawn approached, chicken and waffles were served.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Security footage captured the black ride-share vehicle on the road when a white vehicle, identified by investigators as belonging to the police officer, approached.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
But some managers are being more flexible when approached by workers.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
After arriving at the house, WEAR News reported that Adrianna Barron, his girlfriend's 18-year-old sister, approached him with a gun.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
Khatri approached the undercover officer who had just presented the store’s clerk with a fake $1,000 winning ticket, court records show.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The sheriff's office responded quickly, sending a drone into the air to track the individual before deputies approached the man.
—Heath Kalb, CBS News, 9 May 2026
In a 2021 study published in Soft Matter, researchers approached the complex fluids in animal survival strategies from both a physical and evolutionary perspective.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
As dawn approached, chicken and waffles were served.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approached
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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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The former congresswoman has consistently denied any wrongdoing and has entered a not guilty plea to federal criminal charges, some of which overlap with the House ethics case.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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Kelvin Evans, 40, entered a guilty plea to single counts of criminal trespass and entering a vehicle with the intent to commit theft in Fulton County Superior Court, according Fox 5 Atlanta.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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The modern American leader who most approximated the Trimmer ideal was Dwight Eisenhower.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The repairs cost $90 million, all for a weapon approximated to be worth $1,500.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After Anaheim closed to within 3-1, Pavel Dorofeyev scored two third-period goals.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Andy Gall today and as a rookie patrolman For Gall, who was just a rookie that September day in 1979, the verdict closed a very big circle.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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But Butcher spent much of season four confined to a hospital bed, and as the season neared its end, Urban wasn’t exhausted.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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As the search entered its fifth day, the African Lion military drills neared their end.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Together, the movements reflected an apparent effort to insulate some of Iran's remaining military and aviation assets from the expanding conflict, even as officials publicly served as brokers for de-escalation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The audience in Newark reflected this diverse age range, with toddlers, grandmothers, and everyone in between in attendance.—
Danny Hajjar,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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The ticket matched five winning numbers but not the mega number in the drawing Saturday, May 9, to win $32,299, the California State Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Such pairings are one of Wilson’s strengths, his eye for portraiture matched by his skill for arranging images on the page.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Approached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approached. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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