Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Somewhere and approaching are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Somewhere" instead an adverb "Approaching".
Somewhere
Somewhere adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Approaching and somewhere are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Approaching" instead an adverb "Somewhere".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- nearly and approaching
- nearly and somewhere
- almost and approaching
- almost and somewhere
- practically and approaching
- practically and somewhere
- about and approaching
- about and somewhere
- all but and approaching
- all but and somewhere
- near and approaching
- near and somewhere
- around and approaching
- around and somewhere
Both words in one sentence
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When Harvey Dent is approaching the ambulance Thomas Schiff is in after the shooting at Loeb's eulogy, there is a gunshot from somewhere.
Source: Film / The Dark Knight -
Customer: (approaching with a small child) I think we'll eat somewhere else.
Source: Series / Corner Gas -
Both are somewhere approaching middle age, but only Sparhawk looks it: he was no looker at the best of times, but his oft-commented on broken nose gave a twisted, ugly and cruel cast to his face.
Source: Ugly Hero, Good-Looking Villain
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