Approach
Routine
Routine noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: part of my morning routine is drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper
Approach and routine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approach" instead a noun "Routine".
Nearby Word: routinely
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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He tends to approach any crisis with complete serenity, for instance hunting down a Xenomorph with the same routine attitude as a plumber fixing a kitchen sink.
Source: Nerves of Steel -
In Bastard, Jin was forced to pull this routine as a child where he would approach a woman crying and claiming to be lost, only to then lead her to his father, who would murder her.
Source: Wounded Gazelle Gambit - Two muggers approach her and attempt a routine mugging, then the homeless man wakes up, and you'll never guess who he turned out to be!
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