Approach and Encounter

Approach

Approach verb - To come near or nearer.

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Encounter and approach are semantically related in propose topic. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Approach".

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.

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Approach and encounter are semantically related in propose topic. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a verb "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

similar	similar approach	similar encounter
normal	normal approach	normal encounter
typical	typical approach	typical encounter
common	common approach	common encounter
Other adjectives: direct, initial, simple, entire, violent, interesting, personal, new, tactical.

person	approach person	encounter person
girl	approach girl	encounter girl
character	approach character	encounter character
man	approach man	encounter man
Other words: woman, people, group, problem, situation, characters, level, door, monster, planet, enemy, humans, times, enemies.

Murder Is the Best Solution: Both Hibatsu and the ironic cult of Crazy Bob take this approach to pretty-much every single problem they encounter.

Source: Literature / Jam
When they see the party approach, they realize that they're just supposed to be another random encounter and hide until they've passed.

Source: Misplaced Wildlife
The encounter text notes that their faces are merely painted on and that light itself hesitates to approach them.

Source: Video Game / Kingdom of Loathing

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