All 11 Uses

approach
in
The Devil in the White City
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Holmes tried a different approach.
p. 89.1

approach = way of doing something
Everyone was thinking in terms of towers, but Burnham, for one, did not think a tower was the best approach.
p. 135.4 *
He liked being near enough to hear the approach of death in the rising panic of his vic tims.†
p. 256.9 *

approach = coming
In fact, Mudgett was convinced that the fundamentals of the approach had merit—that by faking the deaths of others, he could indeed fleece life insurance companies.†
p. 43.9
Anything approaching a gorgeous, garish or gaudy display of flowers is to be avoided.†
p. 118.3
As he was crossing the street, a handsome man in a black bowler and cape with black gun-muzzle eyes approached him and asked if he was Mr. Burnham.†
p. 120.9
At first Burnham tried the oblique approach.†
p. 157.4
In his talk he noted the fast approach of the exposition and warned his audience, "You ought to begin house cleaning, so to speak, and get your alleys and streets in better condition; never in our worst season have we had so much filth in New York City."†
p. 212.3
The procession approached the fair from the west, through the Midway Plaisance.†
p. 235.9
No matter what the approach, the act always left him in possession of a fresh supply of material, which he could then explore at will.†
p. 257.4
As he stood by his newest machine, a blind girl and her escort approached him.†
p. 285.6

Definitions:

(1) (approach as in: approached the city)
to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
(2) (approach as in: use the best approach)
a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
(3) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal)
to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely (and typically only in classic literature), the phrase nearest approach to as used in "her nearest approach to an apology" or "her nearest approach to a smile" typically means that "something is as close to something else as it ever gets." "As near an approach to" can have a similar meaning.