approaching

definition: of the relatively near future
example: the approaching election
speech part: adjective
synonyms: forthcoming
definition: the act of drawing spatially closer to something
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: coming
definition: the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: coming
definition: the event of one object coming closer to another
example:
speech part: noun
synonyms: approach

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