Approach
Approach verb - To come near or nearer to in character or quality.
Usage example: his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it
Parallel and approach are semantically related. in approximation topic. In some cases you can use "Parallel" instead the word "Approach" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| good | good approach | good parallel |
| similar | similar approach | similar parallel |
| direct | direct approach | direct parallel |
| dark | dark approach | dark parallel |
| Other adjectives: subtle, interesting, less, different, visual, closest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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MacArthur, however, ignored Red Chinas warning not to approach the border, and Chinese forces got involved and pushed the UN forces back to the 38th parallel.
Source: Useful Notes / Harry Truman -
They were not parallel, they existed in multiple phases atop each other like a planetary orbit and they could approach each other and interact on cycles.
- Stargate SG-1 takes this approach: the closer one gets to Ascension (sort of a parallel for enlightenment, and somewhat based on Zen Buddhist belief), the more power over nature one gains.
Source: Enlightenment Superpowers
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