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nighed

verb

past tense of nigh

as in came

to come near or nearer as the hour of his death was nighing

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as in approached

to move closer to as the old man was nighing his hour of death

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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
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of came

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No Way Home drew on the superhero's previous film incarnations, bringing them all together as Peter Parker's world collapses.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Yet perhaps the unsung hero in the market was China, which drew on its huge stockpiles, leaving more oil in the market for other economies.

— Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of drew on

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The Jones defense came up with a third-quarter goal-line stand, had seven sacks and added an interception, wreaking havoc on the Trojans’ offense in a 12-6 victory.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Samuels came up with this after a series of starts and stops and delays earlier in the year on the use of AI in the schools.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of came up

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When Israel closed schools and universities during the First Intifada, lessons moved into homes, mosques, and churches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has relied on the Red Sea route since the Iran conflict effectively closed Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil used to flow.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of closed

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The operation closed in the 1990s, but some 20 years later, his friends encouraged him to make use of the lucky address and start a freight-forwarding shop, Patenaude said.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Palisades closed in 2022 and had already entered the decommissioning stage.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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