All 28 Uses of
approach
in
The Lost Symbol
- We're on final approach.
Chpt 1-2 (definition 1)approach = route (way to get somewhere)
- Langdon looked up to see a middle-aged woman with a badge and clipboard hurrying toward him, waving happily as he approached.
Chpt 1-2 (definition 2) *approached = moved nearer
- Although Mal'akh did not yet possess what he required to complete his masterpiece, he knew the moment was fast approaching.†
Chpt 1-2 (definition 2)
- Newly hired security guard Alfonso Nuñez carefully studied the male visitor now approaching his checkpoint.†
Chpt 3-4 (definition 2)
- As Langdon approached, Anderson suddenly realized why the name sounded familiar.†
Chpt 15-16 (definition 2)
- To his astonishment, Director Sato had just appeared on the far side of the Rotunda, and was approaching fast behind Langdon.†
Chpt 15-16 (definition 2)
- He was about to retool and try a different approach when his phone rang.
Chpt 33-34 (definition 1) *approach = technique (way of doing something)
- A dark outline of a man materialized in the doorway, rushing into the chamber and approaching fast behind Anderson.†
Chpt 41-42 (definition 2)
- The smell of ethanol approached on her right.†
Chpt 47-48 (definition 2)
- Sato approached, having just hung up from a call.†
Chpt 49-50 (definition 2)
- As Langdon approached the opening in the wall, he looked back and saw Warren Bellamy race through the doorway into the stacks, closing the door behind him.†
Chpt 59-60 (definition 2)
- She pointed out the window, directing Langdon's attention to a black helicopter that was skimming in low, approaching the area.†
Chpt 73-74 (definition 2)
- The snow was falling harder now, and a single set of headlights approached in the distance.†
Chpt 77-78 (definition 2)
- As they approached the top of the stairs, they were met with an imposing pair of wooden doors.†
Chpt 79-80 (definition 2)
- If there's one thing I've learned from Peter, it's this: Science and mysticism are very closely related, distinguishable only by their approaches.†
Chpt 83-84 (definition 2)
- And now that this pyramid is assembled …. the time is fast approaching.†
Chpt 83-84 (definition 2)
- Now, he realized, the moment was fast approaching.†
Chpt 87-88 (definition 2)
- An agent approached cautiously, unzipped the bag, and pulled the two sides apart.†
Chpt 91-92 (definition 2)
- High above the square, a fast-moving UH-60 helicopter approached from the west, having completed its journey from the National Cathedral in a matter of minutes.†
Chpt 93-94 (definition 2)
- Now she felt approaching footsteps on the floor, and she turned her head, hoping against hope that someone was coming to help.†
Chpt 97-98 (definition 2)
- Above the three massive doors, two tiers of lancet windows looked as if Arabian archers might appear and open fire if anyone approached uninvited.†
Chpt 99-100 (definition 2)
- No lights had come on inside, and no one had approached the door.†
Chpt 105-106 (definition 2)
- The dying man's wife now approached the pod, leaned down, and gently kissed her husband's forehead.†
Chpt 107-108 (definition 2)
- Warily, she approached the tank.†
Chpt 111-112 (definition 2)
- Mal'akh sensed that a lone individual had quietly approached.†
Chpt 121-122 (definition 2)
- On approach toward the House of the Temple, the pilot had performed a low-altitude flyover and pulsed the relay node with a blast of electromagnetic radiation, knocking it off-line only seconds before the laptop completed its transfer.
Chpt 123-124 (definition 2)approach = getting near
- Simkins climbed in behind the wheel as Sato approached across the parking lot.†
Chpt 125-126 (definition 2)
- Langdon approached, looking like a man who'd endured some kind of mystical initiation.†
Chpt 131-132 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (approach as in: use the best approach) a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
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(2) (approach as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)