Approached
Crossed and approached are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Crossed" instead a verb "Approached".
Crossed
Crossed adjective - Placed crosswise.
Approached and crossed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approached" instead a verb "Crossed".
Both words in one sentence
- In the book The Great Detectives, Walter Gibson wrote an article of reminiscence on his work on The Shadow, and he noted that some stories approached or crossed into science fiction, while other Shadow stories stood as conventional crime thrillers.
Source: How Unscientific! -
The protagonist of Star-Crossed Myth makes the vaguest possible Tanabata wish for "something wonderful to happen." This becomes more significant than she expected when she's approached by six gods of the zodiac during the Tanabata festival.
Source: Make a Wish
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