- present participle of approach.
approaching
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With approaching 2,000 career goals between them, 85 trophies for club and country and countless individual awards and records, Messi and Ronaldo will forever be remembered as two of the most decorated players in history.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Top-tier buildings in NYC are now approaching pre-Covid attendance norms at around 70%+ attendance.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Instead of approaching the mirror itself, the animals turned around and headed toward the correct side, where they received a live crab reward.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Around the same time, Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger sibling approaching a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
That evil sizzling sound of approaching cannonballs filled the air.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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