Approach and Operation

Approach

Approach noun - An established course for traveling from one place to another.

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

Operation noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.

Usage example: a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer

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Approach and operation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a noun "Operation".

similar	similar approach	similar operation
normal	normal approach	normal operation
standard	standard approach	standard operation
simple	simple approach	simple operation
Other adjectives: entire, successful, serious, new, experimental.

So the Corvello gang sends a pair of goons to approach Sandor, president of the operation, in a café.

Source: Trouble Entendre
But that does sort of prove the point about Hollywood's approach: the gun is being recalled because discharging when it's dropped is not considered normal operation in Real Life.

Source: Reliably Unreliable Guns
He felt that a more measured approach, steadily winning ground from the Germans, would have been better, but he instead committed most of his forces to the operation in an attempt to secure a route straight to Berlin.

Source: Home by Christmas

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