approached

verb

Definition of approachednext
past tense of approach
1
as in came
to come near or nearer the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!

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Relevance

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2
as in entered
to move closer to approach the bull with caution

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3
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 Synonyms for approached
  1. came
  2. entered
  3. neared
  4. reflected
  5. matched
Verb
  • The Razorbacks’ marquee win came against a Playoff team in Tennessee, but that didn’t spark a surge at all.
    Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after, came the US Olympic trials.
    Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of came
Verb
  • The Buccaneers entered Week 12 on a four-game losing streak.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In April, Cramer entered a not guilty plea in the homicide case.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of entered
Verb
  • At various points over that span, hospitalizations and deaths also neared all-time lows.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Consider that the Season 2 premiere of Yellowjackets, which had the same streaming-to-linear rollout strategy, neared 2M cross-platform viewers in its premiere weekend.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of neared
Verb
  • Wrexham’s excellent form in both League Two and League One, meanwhile, was reflected with their total of 27 wins — second only to Leeds.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Indirect light is reflected back into the room from walls or the ceiling.
    Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of reflected
Verb
  • The American contribution is matched by the International Olympic Committee and would ultimately make up 14 percent of the organization’s roughly $52 million budget for 2024.
    Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The blood, after all, was a cheery red color that matched the plaid motif in my Pottery Barn tartan placemats.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of matched
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