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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
As this year’s Games neared its end, the awesome moments seemed to pile up, one atop another.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Greenspan’s heroes In the early 1980s, the United States faced a similar emergency when the trust fund that supports Social Security neared insolvency, a situation where benefits would have been automatically slashed once funds were depleted.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
In late April 1945, as World War II neared its end in Europe, three newborn babies and their mothers arrived at the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Just as the Dow Jones Industrial Average neared the 50,000 milestone in early January, a producer called to interview me about what was pushing stocks higher.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
As sunset neared, the temperature dropped.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
As the 2025 season neared its end and Verlander’s San Francisco Giants fell from competition, the future Hall of Fame pitcher confronted increasingly common moments of introspection.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
As the Junior World Series neared, Chaillaux was noncommittal about the status of San Diego’s Black players.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
So as kickoff neared, the game was now an afterthought.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Greenspan’s heroes In the early 1980s, the United States faced a similar emergency when the trust fund that supports Social Security neared insolvency, a situation where benefits would have been automatically slashed once funds were depleted.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
In late April 1945, as World War II neared its end in Europe, three newborn babies and their mothers arrived at the notorious Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.
—Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Just as the Dow Jones Industrial Average neared the 50,000 milestone in early January, a producer called to interview me about what was pushing stocks higher.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
As sunset neared, the temperature dropped.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
As the 2025 season neared its end and Verlander’s San Francisco Giants fell from competition, the future Hall of Fame pitcher confronted increasingly common moments of introspection.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
As the Junior World Series neared, Chaillaux was noncommittal about the status of San Diego’s Black players.
—Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
So as kickoff neared, the game was now an afterthought.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neared
Verb
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That also requires a level of play that the Aztecs (18-8, 12-4) have not approached in the last two games.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The storm approached just as the icy remains of a snowstorm that struck the region weeks earlier were finally melting away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 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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The index closed at a record high in late January but lost some ground in February and is roughly flat since late October.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorney David Patton said that a different Homeland Security Investigations office in Baltimore knew of the traffic stop two years earlier but had never charged Abrego Garcia and closed the investigation after his March 2025 deportation.—
TRAVIS LOLLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Neared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neared. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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