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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for approximating
Adjective
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 May 2025 -
Here, 15 of the softest sheets that will convince you that crawling into bed at 9 p.m. is equivalent to self-care.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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China and imports Target's first-quarter comparable sales fell 3.8%, compared to analysts' estimates of a 1.08% decline.—
Siddharth Cavale,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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That reverses a comparable store sales increase of 1.5% in the previous quarter.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 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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These areas accounted for 71% of corporate deal activity through Q3 2024, reflecting strong demand and strategic importance.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The creator replaced it with a nearly identical bronze statue shortly after, but moved its location to private property nearby and attached it to concrete and metal rods.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2025
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Hippler filed a separate, nearly identical order specific to the defense.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
15 May 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Still, the overall vibe in Capital One Arena was laced with equal parts sadness and optimism, and that made sense.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The film’s blank spaces and ambiguities linger even after a melodramatic pivot that’s easily seen coming, and will entice and confound viewers in equal measure.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The Gleason score is created through something similar to a point system.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images Schumer said the Coast Guard has a system called vehicle traffic service, or VTS, that's similar to how the FAA handles air traffic control.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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“Approximating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/approximating. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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