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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
Anthropic has been approached for comment on its refund policy.
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Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The scramble as the deadline approached was more intense than usual this year because of the state’s new congressional districts, which upended the careers of incumbents and opened opportunities for a slew of other hopefuls.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The robbery happened Wednesday afternoon near West Ninth Street, when two suspects allegedly approached two children operating the stand, stole their cash box and displayed a firearm during the incident.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Directors were discussed and some were approached but when the process dragged on unexpectedly, Goodspeed’s leaders independently came to the conclusion that in-house talent would be the best approach.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Saturday, a woman, 26, and two men, ages 30 and 31, were standing outside their residence in the 6500 block of South Hermitage Avenue when a white SUV approached.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Until now, no player approached me.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Prince, however, approached his hypersexual image slightly differently.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
McCullough said that when officers approached the subject, shots were fired toward the officers, striking one of the officers.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The scramble as the deadline approached was more intense than usual this year because of the state’s new congressional districts, which upended the careers of incumbents and opened opportunities for a slew of other hopefuls.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The robbery happened Wednesday afternoon near West Ninth Street, when two suspects allegedly approached two children operating the stand, stole their cash box and displayed a firearm during the incident.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Directors were discussed and some were approached but when the process dragged on unexpectedly, Goodspeed’s leaders independently came to the conclusion that in-house talent would be the best approach.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Saturday, a woman, 26, and two men, ages 30 and 31, were standing outside their residence in the 6500 block of South Hermitage Avenue when a white SUV approached.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Until now, no player approached me.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Prince, however, approached his hypersexual image slightly differently.
—Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
McCullough said that when officers approached the subject, shots were fired toward the officers, striking one of the officers.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approached
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The incident came 15 months after a cougar fatally mauled an El Dorado County man and severely injured his brother, the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years, according to previous Bee reporting.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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The outage came just an hour before polls closed in New York’s Democratic primary.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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France entered the tournament with high expectations, obviously.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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These presumed long-shot performers are entered by their reps or themselves every year.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The investor approximated that around 80% of Oracle’s revenues are derived from its AI cloud infrastructure business.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adickes approximated Simmons’ knee would be at 90% in 2025 but even better in 2026.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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All westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 30 are closed at Montgomery Street in Fort Worth due to an accident, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The Strait of Hormuz will be closed until further notice after multiple incidents surrounding the waterway, Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority has said.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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As Red Sox relievers began to get loose in Tropicana Field’s visitors’ bullpen on Tuesday evening, Nick Martinez’s pitch count finally neared 60.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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As the end neared, his family gathered around him and prayed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Campos said the late surge likely reflected voter indecision in the gubernatorial primary.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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His compositions also reflected the influence of Ellington and Thelonious Monk.—
Michelle Gumede,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Polls put Vannacci's Futuro Nazionale at around 4% to nearly 5%, a potentially decisive share with Italy’s main center-right and center-left blocs closely matched.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Mega Ball in the drawing Friday, June 12, with a 3x multiplier, the California State Lottery said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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“Approached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approached. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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