1
as in came
to come near or nearer
as the hour of his death was nighing
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2
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
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In 2024, broadcaster Sinclair approached Blackburn about helping figure out what to do with the network.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Amin Shouman, a resident of Abu Falah who witnessed the attack, told the Associated Press that dozens of Israeli settlers approached the village from the north and opened fire when they were confronted by a guard committee along the border of the village.—
Imad Isseid,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Islamic State’s tyranny drew on the cultural resources of the Middle East—Islam—while Assad’s tyranny drew upon a different but also uniquely Middle Eastern heritage, Arab nationalism.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Mummification experts at Saqqara drew on a continental network that supplied oils, tars and resins, combining these materials with specialized techniques of antisepsis, embalming, wrapping and coffin sealing.—
R. Alexander Bentley,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Heat entered Tuesday’s game without a chunk of its preferred rotation, missing rotation regulars Tyler Herro (left quad soreness), Norman Powell (right groin strain), Kel’el Ware (right shoulder strain) and Andrew Wiggins (left big toe sesamoiditis).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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In due time the architect came up with an undulating single-story blob that people hated.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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Muzila came up with by himself.—
Thinus Ferreira,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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During the final stretch of 2025, Tien reached Beijing’s China Open final, captured his maiden tour title at Metz, France, and closed the season by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals (for top players 20-and-younger) — results that marked him as one of the tour’s fastest-rising young stars.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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United also prohibits voice or video calls once the boarding door is closed.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
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Many have closed in recent years amid economic headwinds.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Mira Mesa Boulevard was closed in both directions between Flanders Drive and Genetic Center Drive while officers investigated.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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