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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
2
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 the two neared the highest point, Fisher began to panic.
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Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Weather conditions repeatedly neared critical thresholds for fire risk in the days leading up to the Dragon Bravo Fire's expansion, contradicting official statements.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As Bid Day neared, Amy rode the wave of rush with her daughter.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In the 1920s, as Wrigley gum output neared 10 billion sticks annually, William and Ada moved into a nine-bedroom duplex high above Lake Shore Drive.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The New York Giants will waive quarterback Tommy DeVito as Tuesday’s roster cutdown deadline neared, according to multiple reports.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
On Sunday, the festival’s first day, temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit, together with humidity levels at around 57%, for parts of northern Nevada.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
As the flight neared Denver, the weather took a sharp turn.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Boeing continues to consolidate its gains as production of its key moneymaker, the 737MAX, neared its monthly production cap and progress on other programs was evident, despite an ongoing strike in its defense unit.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Weather conditions repeatedly neared critical thresholds for fire risk in the days leading up to the Dragon Bravo Fire's expansion, contradicting official statements.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As Bid Day neared, Amy rode the wave of rush with her daughter.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In the 1920s, as Wrigley gum output neared 10 billion sticks annually, William and Ada moved into a nine-bedroom duplex high above Lake Shore Drive.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The New York Giants will waive quarterback Tommy DeVito as Tuesday’s roster cutdown deadline neared, according to multiple reports.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
On Sunday, the festival’s first day, temperatures neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit, together with humidity levels at around 57%, for parts of northern Nevada.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
As the flight neared Denver, the weather took a sharp turn.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Boeing continues to consolidate its gains as production of its key moneymaker, the 737MAX, neared its monthly production cap and progress on other programs was evident, despite an ongoing strike in its defense unit.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neared
Verb
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Around that time in 2016, an undercover FBI agent approached Donna Adelson purporting to extort her with information about the contract killing on behalf of Rivera.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Greenberg approached the project from a similar place.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 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
Verb
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The elevator was closed for one month.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Southwest Boulevard temporarily closed There is a road closure at I-35 South and Southwest Boulevard.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Neared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neared. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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