Historical clue formulations

• Approaches — 2026-07-17
• Gets closer — 2025-07-21
• Gets "warmer" — 2025-04-10
• Moves in on — 2025-03-15
• Approaches — 2024-09-15
• Gets larger, visually — 2024-05-17
• Gets warmer, say — 2023-10-06
• Impends — 2022-04-03
• Gets warmer, so to speak — 2021-10-28
• Approaches — 2021-09-12
• Looms, say — 2021-03-30
• Gets warmer, say — 2020-05-09
• Gets in the neighborhood of — 2020-03-26
• Approaches — 2020-02-18
• Gets warmer, so to speak — 2019-06-23
• Becomes imminent — 2018-10-31
• Comes closer — 2018-10-01
• Moves toward — 2017-12-28
• Edges up to — 2017-03-22
• Verges on — 2017-03-16
• Approaches — 2016-11-21
• Narrows the gap with — 2016-07-03
• Converges on — 2016-06-23
• Gets close to — 2015-03-15
• Gets in the vicinity of — 2014-06-11
• Approaches — 2014-05-06
• Advances on — 2014-03-09
• Verges on — 2013-11-08
• Gets closer to — 2013-08-26
• Gets close to — 2013-06-25
• Gets closer — 2013-02-25
• Almost reaches — 2012-11-01
• Verges on — 2009-05-28
• Comes up to — 2009-02-07
• Converges on — 2009-01-18
• Zeroes in on — 2008-11-12
• Bellies up to — 2008-06-27
• Gets warmer — 2008-06-08
• Converges on — 2008-05-22
• Verges on — 2007-04-22
• Draws nigh — 2006-10-16
• Appropinquates — 2005-08-05
• Closes in on — 2005-04-06
• Starts to resemble — 2004-01-31
• Closes in on — 2004-01-26
• Zeroes in on — 2003-04-03
• Approaches — 2002-12-31
• Gets "warmer" — 2002-10-20
• Is on the verge of — 2002-04-21
• Converges on — 2002-03-07