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Came close to
Answer for the clue "Came close to ", 12 letters:
approximated
Word definitions for approximated in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating .] To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke. To come near to; to approach. The ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: approximate )
Usage examples of approximated.
The alien had a short tail attached about where a tail should be, and his head approximated a sphere, with two eyes, a slit nostril, and a mouth about where their human counterparts were located.
Kaiser William used to knock down the castles of the baron robbers has been approximated by his warring tribes.
In all the world there is not a human being who has not contributed something to the awful cost and the loss due to the destruction of property, the stopping of industry, the waste of energy and the curtailment of human endeavor in the interest of civilization, and the effects which the struggle has had upon the world cannot even be approximated in dollars and cents.
This typical Tusayan feature is only slightly approximated in some subordinate rows within the court.