Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Neighboring and approaching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neighboring" instead an adjective "Approaching".
Neighboring
Neighboring adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
Usage example: the statehouse and its neighboring buildings
Approaching and neighboring are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approaching" instead an adjective "Neighboring".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and approaching
- close and neighboring
- following and approaching
- following and neighboring
- nearly and approaching
- nearly and neighboring
- almost and approaching
- almost and neighboring
- practically and approaching
- practically and neighboring
- about and approaching
- about and neighboring
- near and approaching
- near and neighboring
Both words in one sentence
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Catherine must decide between Heathcliff and Edgar Linton— one a childhood friend with whom she shares a relationship approaching siblinghood, the other the eldest son of a neighboring wealthy family.
Source: The Gentleman or the Scoundrel
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