approximating

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The majority of its dozen tracks coast along with an agreeable yet lifeless electro-pop groove, with layered voices approximating the earnest and indistinct ballads of latter-day Coldplay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

While Fennell’s film anchors itself in Brontë’s narrative landscape, it also takes creative liberties in service of approximating the director’s personal experience reading it as a teen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

But other approximating physics could be replaced by better or truer formulas.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 20, 2023

Crystal was founded in 1962 — the same year as Vail in Colorado — but never developed facilities approximating the industry’s flagship destinations.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023

I toss down a couple steps of something approximating the Charleston.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz