as in to compare (with)
to come near or nearer to in character or quality
he always worried about measuring up to his older brother
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Marks was also able to confidently drum up a smell approximating that of Marie Antoinette’s garden at the Petit Trianon, because historians know which flowers were planted there.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025 -
Vibrations in your controller do a solid job of approximating contact in lieu of the real thing.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Currently, charting songs from ten of those performers equal 50 percent of the all-genre Hot 100 charts' top 20 and 40 percent of the top 50 hits, reflecting Nashville's influence.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Peacock’s first-party data says about 30 percent of the 18.4 billion minutes (or about 5.5 billion) for the season came via mobile devices, possibly reflecting the relative youth of its audience.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
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Surveillance video appears to show a man in a white shirt — later identified by cops as Mora Nunez — get off the moped and approach them from behind, gun in hand.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 July 2025
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Mills are seeing clients approach the season with a sense of cautious optimism.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 July 2025
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The clip shows a small child bouncing inside a hotel room, a visual that perfectly matches the mom's advice.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Instead, choose plants (especially natives) that match your site’s light, soil, and moisture conditions.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 July 2025
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“Measure up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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