- present participle of approach.
approaching
Example Sentences
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Having already obtained coaching badges, he knows he is approaching the end of his playing career.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
And if he can’t beat a not-great Ducks team — without its starting quarterback — how can he rally a fan base that’s several exits past disillusioned and fast approaching disgusted?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
It is that Icotyde is the first oral psoriasis drug with efficacy approaching the injectable biologics that dominate the massive immune disease market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Most of those worrisome capabilities do not exist today in anything approaching their most frightening forms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
A few moments after the maid leaves a new figure is approaching through the glass door—a boy several years younger than I am, thirteen or fourteen, pale and sallow-cheeked.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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