as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
teachers preparing for the fast-nearing school year
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as in coming
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as in closing
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 entering
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 nearing
Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025
That’s because it’s considered a red giant star, a bloated star nearing the end of its life.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Eli Lilly was nearing FDA approval for its similar weight loss drug, Zepbound.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The club feel the same will be true of Van Dijk, whose own two-year contract extension is also nearing confirmation.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But Detroit has invested significant draft capital in defensemen since Steve Yzerman took over as general manager, and many of those young players are now entering or nearing the NHL.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
States like New York have rapidly expanded their markets, with projections nearing $1 billion in sales for 2024.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2025
At this time, Earth was nearing the end of the last major ice age.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
The index is now nearing a bear market, defined as 20% below its most recent high.
—Joe Cash and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Both teams are nearing the point when the game will be turned over to the bullpens.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025
That’s because it’s considered a red giant star, a bloated star nearing the end of its life.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
Eli Lilly was nearing FDA approval for its similar weight loss drug, Zepbound.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The club feel the same will be true of Van Dijk, whose own two-year contract extension is also nearing confirmation.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But Detroit has invested significant draft capital in defensemen since Steve Yzerman took over as general manager, and many of those young players are now entering or nearing the NHL.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
States like New York have rapidly expanded their markets, with projections nearing $1 billion in sales for 2024.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2025
At this time, Earth was nearing the end of the last major ice age.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2025
The index is now nearing a bear market, defined as 20% below its most recent high.
—Joe Cash and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearing
Noun
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Park sees Weak Hero Class as primarily a coming of age story.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Admittedly, this did not require any great foresight; Trump’s first term had given ample warning of the looming disaster of a second coming emboldened by absolute impunity and embittered by a thirst for vengeance.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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President Donald Trump has said tariffs will likely impact shoppers, saying in an April 30 Cabinet meeting that tariffs could lead to fewer, but more expensive gifts this upcoming holiday season.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales on behalf of Blue Morning Pictures and MOD Producciones at the upcoming Cannes Market, with CAA Media Finance and WME Independent handling domestic rights.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Yet in a nation where 42 percent of adults live with obesity—a rate that has nearly doubled since the 1980s—the arrival of a drug that actually works was hard to ignore.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Karel De Vries, who successfully led the teams in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands during the recruitment process for the German MD position, will be transitioning to the role of Netherlands MD upon Kalle’s arrival.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shifting financial burdens to states is a general theme of the document, an approach that will ultimately hit the poorest states hardest, even though these had very high percentages of Trump voters.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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While a streamlined approach to the extraction shooter genre from the studio behind Halo and Destiny sounds like a recipe for casual and hardcore gamer gold, the execution leaves all the hype behind.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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“Nearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearing. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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