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to come near or nearer to in character or quality
Rob's violin performance last night didn't even approximate what he's really capable of when he's not feeling sick
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Recent Examples of approximates
The following map approximates locations based on Newsweek's review of publicly available sources.
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Nick Mordowanec
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Nick Mordowanec
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximates
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The move reflects a growing trend among companies to adapt to shifting consumer preferences and heightened scrutiny of food additives.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ma, who has an MBA, also reflects on the gap between how the tech and business worlds discuss artificial intelligence versus his peers in the arts.—
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2 Oct. 2025
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Edith Hessenberger, director of the Ötztal Museums, told Austrian news outlets that evidence from the materials, locked away under the ice for 80 years, matches almost exactly with historical records from the mission.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The spotty quality of the voice work matches the unevenness of the animation from Toronto’s Guru Studios.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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This comet approaches the sun almost as closely as Earth does.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Impact on leaf season This government shutdown comes as Western North Carolina approaches peak leaf season — the region’s busiest economic quarter of the year.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Approximates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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