The story approximates to historical truth.
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Approximates
Synonyms for "approximates" (9 found)
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9 entriesTaylor approximationclose matchlinear approximationnear matchpreliminary estimaterough estimateseries expansionstrong resemblancetentative value
Collocations
6 entriesballpark figurecalculated valueestimated valuenumerical approximationrough estimatestatistical estimate
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
My annual income approximates fifteen million yen, I suppose.
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Overall, the game's technology and society approximates that of an industrial or post-industrial science fiction.
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If AI "thinks", or approximates thinking, who are we?
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