as in equivalent
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximating
Adjective
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In its second week, the record tallied 131,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 27, with streams totaling to 124,000.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025 -
Strong Sales and Streams Keep Both Albums Alive According to Luminate, Sour moved 14,800 equivalent units in the past tracking frame, while Guts was close behind with 14,600.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The most far-reaching version of Trump’s strategy would raise the effective, or average, tariff on U.S. imports to about 20%, comparable to the heavy import duties the nation imposed in the 1930s and that contributed to the Great Depression, Zandi said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are several solutions Baltimore could implement immediately to fix its open records process, like creating an online request center comparable to most other large cities.—
John Hart,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The World Bank on Thursday raised its forecast for China’s economic growth in 2024 and 2025, reflecting the recent policy adjustments.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 Dec. 2024
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Deployment grew by 20% in 2024, reflecting higher-quality deals and more realistic valuations.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Musk's political action committee used a nearly identical tactic before the presidential election last year, offering to pay $1 million a day to voters in Wisconsin and six other battleground states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Musk's political action committee used a nearly identical tactic before the presidential election last year, offering to pay $1 million a day to voters in Wisconsin and six other battleground states who signed a petition supporting the First and Second amendments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For the ultimate in coziness, team these beige wide-leg pants with the matching Stealth Knit Cardigan from the label, along with Leset’s Romy Mule.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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But one address matching the profile just listed with ties to the founder of the National Press Club, one of the world’s leading professional organizations for journalists.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The league maintains the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have held that consumers in analogous situations to Salazar suffered no concrete harm when the transmission was non-public.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nothing in the founding-era legal landscape is analogous to the challenged law.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Reciprocal tariffs are meant to place U.S. tariffs equal to those experienced by U.S. goods imported into that region.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In a letter to Disney CEO Robert Iger, Carr said the FCC's Enforcement Bureau will review whether Disney or ABC have violated any FCC equal employment opportunity regulations.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Loyola Chicago took a similar path to the NIT, winning nine of their last 11 games to raise their record from 12-8 to 21-10 before bowing out in the second round of their conference tournament.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The men and women in the study had similar nicotine use, sleep habits, cholesterol levels, and obesity rates.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Approximating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximating. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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