Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Toward and approaching are semantically related in movement topic. In some cases you can use "Toward" instead an adverb "Approaching", when it comes to topics like direction, in the direction of.
Toward
Toward preposition - Having to do with.
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Synonyms for Toward
Approaching and toward are semantically related in direction topic. You can use "Approaching" instead the word "Toward" as an adverb or a preposition, if it concerns topics such as in the direction of.
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Some atheists espouse hypothetical misotheism (that is, approaching God as a fictional entity, they feel hatred toward it due to its various perceived evils).
Source: Film / God's Not Dead - They share a truly empathic moment where Nova no longer seems insane, and he wishes that the moment could last forever... then he tries to defend Alita from the approaching "monster" even though (in the virtual-reality) it seems to be working toward a Heroic Sacrifice.
Source: Pet The Dog / Anime and Manga
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