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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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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Recent Examples of neared
The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated a two-game lead over the Phillies in the National League Division Series, and as Turner neared the dugout steps, the anger returned.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The town dates back to the 1860s, when Union Pacific's nearby coal deposits lured thousands of immigrant laborers to the mines and railyards as the company neared the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
—Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers charged through dozens of bills as the legislative session neared a close late Friday night, and had to reconvene Saturday to pass a wide-ranging climate and energy deal that came through late in the week.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
An intraday slump neared 15% at one point after the Journal‘s report before retreating, but roughly 9% has still been wiped off Kenvue’s market cap.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Satellite imagery captured Hurricane Kiko as the storm neared Hawaii on Monday, with National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologists warning of life-threatening impact as the storm approached.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Yields on 30-year US Treasurys neared 5%, Japan saw 20-year and 30-year yields jump, and long-maturity British, French, and German bonds all slumped.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In February, Deadline reported that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has neared a pilot order from Hulu, with Chloé Zhao directing the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
As the two neared the highest point, Fisher began to panic.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The town dates back to the 1860s, when Union Pacific's nearby coal deposits lured thousands of immigrant laborers to the mines and railyards as the company neared the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
—Jenna McMurtry, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers charged through dozens of bills as the legislative session neared a close late Friday night, and had to reconvene Saturday to pass a wide-ranging climate and energy deal that came through late in the week.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
An intraday slump neared 15% at one point after the Journal‘s report before retreating, but roughly 9% has still been wiped off Kenvue’s market cap.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Satellite imagery captured Hurricane Kiko as the storm neared Hawaii on Monday, with National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologists warning of life-threatening impact as the storm approached.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Yields on 30-year US Treasurys neared 5%, Japan saw 20-year and 30-year yields jump, and long-maturity British, French, and German bonds all slumped.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In February, Deadline reported that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has neared a pilot order from Hulu, with Chloé Zhao directing the pilot, written by Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
As the two neared the highest point, Fisher began to panic.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neared
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As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Initially, Volvo approached German coachbuilder Karmann to build bodies for the sporty new 2+2 coupe, but Volkswagen strongarmed Karmann—prolific supplier of cars like the Karmann Ghia Type 14—threatening to cancel contracts if Karmann got involved with the attractive Swedish upstart.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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
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Nobody wants to be seen by voters as the cause of a shutdown that will leave many federal workers without pay and some services closed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Berlin Reuters — The Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed for several hours Wednesday as police conducted a security sweep of the famed beer festival due to a bomb threat by a suspect linked to an explosion across town in northern Munich.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Neared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neared. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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