nighed

past tense of nigh

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • 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
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Union Berlin and Hamburg drew on Sunday.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The research also drew on collaborations with the CREST Lab and Wang Lab at the University of Washington.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Efrain Santos-Palacios, a 26-year-old Mexican national who entered the country without inspection, was arrested as well.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this week, NBCUniversal entered into a multi-year advertising deal with DraftKings, another major sports betting platform.
    Lillian Rizzo,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Probably the most dangerous part came up when Ben acted as a nanny for baby doll, tasked with taking care of a baby as Detwiler acted to head out for a party.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Monken, who came up under triple-option guru Paul Johnson at Navy and Georgia Tech, knows where his expertise is.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The Jokake Inn closed in the late 1970s and was demolished, except for its Pueblo revival-style belfry towers, which were incorporated into The Phoenician.
    Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the circle closed in, the pig faked right and broke left, making a mad dash for the nearby woods (Jonathan Taylor, watch your back).
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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