Approached
Near and approached are semantically related. in come nearer topic. In some cases you can use "Near" instead a verb "Approached".
Near
Near verb - To come near or nearer.
Approached and near are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Approached" with "Near", this verbs are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Tellah from Final Fantasy IV was able to tell when they were near an archfiend by noting that dark magic was getting stronger as they approached.
Source: Detect Evil -
This is up to and including his boss theme having a lot of snare drums and slap bass in it similar to the sound Roland synthesizers produced when used in Konami's soundtracks, teleporting when approached, and flashing colors when near death.
Source: Video Game / Double Dragon Neon -
Also approached in Thor with Heimdall, who is frozen completely in ice near the film's finale.
Source: Harmless Freezing
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