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as in approached
to come near or nearer
as the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates
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as in came
to move closer to
as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better
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Recent Examples of neared
As the year 2000 neared, programmers realized that computers might not interpret 00 as 2000, but as 1900, potentially causing disruption.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
As Ohtani’s night neared its end, Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior went out for a mound visit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
On Thursday, Amazon neared a $3 trillion value for the first time.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 14 May 2026
But Butcher spent much of season four confined to a hospital bed, and as the season neared its end, Urban wasn’t exhausted.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
As the search entered its fifth day, the African Lion military drills neared their end.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
As the case neared trial, both sides filed voluminous motions over what evidence should be presented to the jury on the conspiracy count — arguments that are now mostly meaningless given the dismissal of the felony charge.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
As the civil rights movement neared its end in the 1960s, legal equality was no longer enough to sustain the same level of political urgency.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
As the summer solstice neared, and as Cassini neared the ultimate end of its mission, the north polar region continued to change in appearance.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
As Ohtani’s night neared its end, Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior went out for a mound visit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
On Thursday, Amazon neared a $3 trillion value for the first time.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 14 May 2026
But Butcher spent much of season four confined to a hospital bed, and as the season neared its end, Urban wasn’t exhausted.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
As the search entered its fifth day, the African Lion military drills neared their end.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
As the case neared trial, both sides filed voluminous motions over what evidence should be presented to the jury on the conspiracy count — arguments that are now mostly meaningless given the dismissal of the felony charge.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
As the civil rights movement neared its end in the 1960s, legal equality was no longer enough to sustain the same level of political urgency.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
As the summer solstice neared, and as Cassini neared the ultimate end of its mission, the north polar region continued to change in appearance.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neared
Verb
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Midway through April, Sasaki approached pitching coaches Mark Prior and Connor McGuiness and suggested making a tweak to his forkball.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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As the February deadline approached, Epstein’s entities had not finished leaving the bank.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Verb
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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After Anaheim closed to within 3-1, Pavel Dorofeyev scored two third-period goals.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Andy Gall today and as a rookie patrolman For Gall, who was just a rookie that September day in 1979, the verdict closed a very big circle.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Neared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neared. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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