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as in paths
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 methods
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 comes
to come near or nearer
the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!
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as in approximates
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 approaches
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Its projects propose a dialogue between the modern world and traditional culture through innovative and honest approaches by local filmmakers.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 May 2026
Fire officials gathered in Calabasas on Monday to mark Wildfire Preparedness Week, urging Southern California residents to take steps now to protect homes and families as peak fire season approaches.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Shutdowns can be implemented at different layers of the network, using a range of technical approaches.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
But certain towns do have their own approaches to combating invasive plants.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
As the end of the school year approaches, National Teacher Appreciation Week, which runs from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, gives us a chance to acknowledge educators.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 May 2026
In the 1950s and the early 1960s, concerns shifted to include more pragmatic approaches to developing and sustaining domestic cultural industries and encouraging technological development.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Using an Analog Rytm saturator and a few choice plug-ins, Luke Fenton approaches sung snippets like wet clay, endlessly moldable with a little osmosis.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Now, 40 years after the incident Chornobyl stands as both a warning and a lesson, with its legacy still shaping how the world approaches nuclear safety.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
As race day approaches, Barden and Weltman cross their fingers that everyone makes the start line.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Officials describe a quiet throttling of spending as the agency approaches the threshold.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Cellphone video captured by Chiu shows the hiker walking backward as the bear slowly approaches.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The media approaches these stories in kind of an uncurious way.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
In past years, Anthony has always delivered intentional approaches to the various Met Gala themes.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 May 2026
Its projects propose a dialogue between the modern world and traditional culture through innovative and honest approaches by local filmmakers.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 4 May 2026
Fire officials gathered in Calabasas on Monday to mark Wildfire Preparedness Week, urging Southern California residents to take steps now to protect homes and families as peak fire season approaches.
—City News Service, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Shutdowns can be implemented at different layers of the network, using a range of technical approaches.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
But certain towns do have their own approaches to combating invasive plants.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
As the end of the school year approaches, National Teacher Appreciation Week, which runs from Monday, May 4, to Friday, May 8, gives us a chance to acknowledge educators.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 May 2026
In the 1950s and the early 1960s, concerns shifted to include more pragmatic approaches to developing and sustaining domestic cultural industries and encouraging technological development.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
Additional storm development is also possible across the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic as an upper-level system approaches from the west.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
As a courtroom showdown between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively approaches next month, lawyers for the former co-stars continued to hash out key pretrial issues Tuesday before a federal judge.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Using an Analog Rytm saturator and a few choice plug-ins, Luke Fenton approaches sung snippets like wet clay, endlessly moldable with a little osmosis.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Now, 40 years after the incident Chornobyl stands as both a warning and a lesson, with its legacy still shaping how the world approaches nuclear safety.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
As race day approaches, Barden and Weltman cross their fingers that everyone makes the start line.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Officials describe a quiet throttling of spending as the agency approaches the threshold.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Cellphone video captured by Chiu shows the hiker walking backward as the bear slowly approaches.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The media approaches these stories in kind of an uncurious way.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approaches
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With its winding paths, extensive planting, and choreographed vistas offering views of four states, Olana is a sort of Gesamtkunstwerk to which Church devoted the final decades of his career.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Many of those paths lead to warfare.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
Noun
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But part of the reason is that even with our most precise and accurate measurements that lead to a determination of the gravitational constant, those various teams and methods haven’t converged on a single answer.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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That means the team will need to use creativity to build the foundation of a winning team, which could include methods such as taking on dead money to acquire draft picks.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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November 22 – December 21 A choice today quietly shapes what comes next.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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The endorsement comes as ballots have begun arriving in Californians’ mailboxes at a critical moment in the race to lead the nation’s second-largest city.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Providence and Lincoln-Way West move up, while Sandburg enters topsy-turvy rankings.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The replay shows the puck enters the goal just below the crossbar and caroms off the frame at the back of the net.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Forbes approximates that Jenner is worth $670 million.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Some bakers find that adding lemon juice or vinegar to milk approximates buttermilk’s acidity adequately for their uses.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some routes might feel more predictable.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Police have asked those traveling around the area to plan for delays and try alternative routes if possible.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
Noun
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That’s leaving businesses across industries scrambling to reconfigure their supply chains and come up with strategies to offset the disruptions, according to the latest business surveys from the Institute for Supply Management.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Törnberg’s research showed that, while numerous platform-level intervention strategies have been proposed to combat these issues, none are likely to be effective.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The season opens and closes with one of the orchestra’s five artistic partners, conductor Gábor Takács Nagy, whose programs celebrate folk traditions from both Hungary and the United States.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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Blue Origin had been targeting its moonbound lander mission for summer, but that could slip to later in the year depending on when the FAA closes the mishap investigation.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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“Approaches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approaches. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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