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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nighed
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 -
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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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
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Still, Daniels and Koman drew on real research to capture the rhythms and absurdities of newsroom life.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Doug Field, Ford's chief EV, digital and design officer, drew on the Model-T comparison to tell reporters that the Universal Production and Platforms will deliver affordability and be sustainable similar to how the Model-T served Ford.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Police told the outlet that three individuals entered the home through a glass door.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Alabama, of course, should take care of business against ULM, which entered this season with the nation’s longest bowl drought.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Following a little lightning, and a 64-minute delay, their defense continually came up with stops and handed the ball to the strength of this team, the place where all of the money and resources went.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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When the inspector returned for re-inspection, Raja came up short by 20 rodent droppings between the tandoor oven and the walk-in cooler.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 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
Verb
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One of his sons managed the hotel, which closed in 2007.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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As paving work continues, parts of I-894, I-43 and I-41 will be fully closed in one direction during two September weekends, then closed in the other direction during the following two October weekends.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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