Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Held and approaching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Held" instead an adverb "Approaching".
Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Synonyms for Held
Approaching and held are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approaching" instead an adverb "Held".
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StarCraft: Ghost's promo cinematic has a company of Marines approaching a Zerg-held refinery.
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Charismatic TV scientist Carl Sagan asked what signs an approaching alien would detect from space that indicated Earth held life and the planet was worth investigating.
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Despite the approaching danger, the game forces Clem and her group to stay in the ski lodge and be utterly surprised when they're suddenly held hostage by armed psychos.
Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead
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