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come near
verb as in approximate
verb as in border on
verb as in come up to
verb as in resemble
verb as in touch
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Example Sentences
Women, Wills reminds us, were long seen as too profoundly impure to come near the church altar.
Douglas, often a rather stolid actor, possessed the savvy to come near the brink of self-parody without falling over the edge.
Relieved when she entered, she was again struck with fear when Phœbe Chiffinch had come near enough to enable her to see her face.
They could not make Carlo come near the fire: he was afraid of it, it crackled and sputtered so.
Won't let mother nor sister come near him, or wouldn't if they tried—which only Helena has done—once!
The following day some natives were seen about a mile off upon the beach but did not come near the vessel.
He doesn't come near the house because mother doesn't like him and shows that plain enough even for him to understand.
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On this page you'll find 110 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to come near, such as: approach, estimate, near, reach, resemble, and touch.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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