Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Practically and approaching are semantically related In some cases you can use "Practically" instead the word "Approaching" as an adverb or an adjective.
Practically
Practically adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Approaching and practically are semantically related in almost topic. Sometimes you can use "Approaching" instead the word "Practically" as an adverb or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and approaching
- close and practically
- nearly and approaching
- nearly and practically
- almost and approaching
- almost and practically
- about and approaching
- about and practically
- all but and approaching
- all but and practically
- near and approaching
- near and practically
- immediate and approaching
- immediate and practically
Both words in one sentence
- Sherlock Holmes has, by this time, done a FaceHeel Turn and — though he once genuinely cared about Beth (and may have even shared something approaching Belligerent Sexual Tension with her) — now simply stands there and practically asks Moriarty to kill him, as well.
Source: Failure-to-Save Murder
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