Approach and Compete

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

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Compete and approach are semantically related In some cases you can use "Compete" instead a verb "Approach".

Compete verb - To engage in a contest.

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Approach and compete are semantically related in rival topic. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a verb "Compete".

body	approach body	compete body
way	approach way	compete way
game	approach game	compete game
humans	approach humans	compete humans
Other words: times, enemies, problems.

Sex Sells: To help the local shopping district compete with the new department store, Suzu makes use of this approach in episode eleven.

Source: Anime / Super Sonico
In Final Approach when Ryo gets sick this leads to the heroines realizing the girl they really need to compete with is not each other but his sister Akane.

Source: Sick Episode
Can't Catch Up: Drizzt's instructors eventually realize that, because of the training he had already received from Zaknafein, his classmates would never even approach his ability and start having him compete against more senior students.

Source: Literature / The Dark Elf Trilogy

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