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approximating

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verb

present participle of approximate
as in approaching
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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Adjective
  • At the current sales pace, that is equivalent to a 4-month supply, which is still on the lean side.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Right now, Netflix is playing the part equivalent to gold.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When looking at gaming, the gender split for recent Super Mario Bros game releases was comparable to that of its feature film.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • One league executive said Malonga’s talent is comparable to presumptive No. 1 pick, UConn star Paige Bueckers, even if her public profile isn’t.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • These areas accounted for 71% of corporate deal activity through Q3 2024, reflecting strong demand and strategic importance.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Deployment grew by 20% in 2024, reflecting higher-quality deals and more realistic valuations.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Spirit 70’s hood wears a version of the Porsche crest nearly identical to the badging used in 1963.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • After the meeting wrapped, the three companies issued nearly identical statements.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Merely matching expectations last season was good enough for the Yankees to win their division and claim home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Lopez's full outfit turned out to be a floor-length skirt with matching embellishments to the abs-baring cropped top.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This is analogous to our preventative and detective cybersecurity tools.
    James Blake, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Efforts to deny the indigenous peoples of the Andes access to coca, as Smithsonian anthropologist Catherine Allen has written, are not analogous to outlawing, for example, beer in Germany, coffee in the Middle East, or betel chewing in India.
    Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The credit is equal to 20% of the amount farmers spend.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Montana West Small Crossbody RFID-blocking Cellphone Wallet $18 $16 at Amazon Double discounted to just $16 in a gorgeous emerald green shade, this feminine crossbody phone purse is equal parts fashionable accessory and functional bag.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Another major awards player, the SAG Awards, first introduced a similar category, outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble, in 2007.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Soon, police came for the families of gang members, for people whose tattoos looked similar to those of gang members, for people with any tattoos.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Approximating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximating. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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