approach
verb (used with object)
to come near or nearer to.
are approaching
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present progressiveof approach.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today, they are approaching $17 trillion, or about 15 times as much.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
As deadlines for the ports’ clean-air goals are approaching, they are motivated to accelerate the transition to green vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Yet Americans are approaching that election with increasingly different assessments of the institutions charged with protecting them, even as their own precautions suggest a broadly shared sense of vulnerability.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
The discovery highlights an important shift in how scientists are approaching fatty liver disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
No humans are here, but they are approaching.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
