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
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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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The man was sitting inside his gray Chevrolet Equinox when an unknown individual approached with a gun and demanded money.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Best allegedly approached the White House complex and fired several shots, injuring a bystander.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The interiors drew on local textiles, the cabin libraries were chock-full of books on local flora and fauna.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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Then, after a court ordered another round of redistricting after finding African-American votes were diluted, McBath shifted to a district Republicans drew on the western side of Atlanta.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Villas are entered through the garden, on stone pathways that aren’t conducive to wheelchairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The investigation determined that Castillo used his control panel to unlock the third inmate’s cell, and in his line of sight, the pair pulled open the door, entered the cell and proceeded to punch and kick the victim.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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That single footlight at Williams’ feet came up as primarily illumination again and again (really making those green socks pop), while at other times there was a monochromatic effect that puts the singer on roughly equal footing with the rest of her band.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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The Hawkeyes came up just short on a two-point conversion that would have forced overtime in the division-deciding game at Wisconsin.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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After Anaheim closed to within 3-1, Pavel Dorofeyev scored two third-period goals.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Andy Gall today and as a rookie patrolman For Gall, who was just a rookie that September day in 1979, the verdict closed a very big circle.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Onsite voting for the June 2 California Primary is underway, however at least one voting station is being used as an emergency shelter and some ballot drop boxes in the Southland are closed in the immediate area.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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The complex, located near Kronborg Castle, has been converted from a massive former shipyard that closed in 1982.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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