1
as in coming
to come near or nearer
as the hour of his death was nighing
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2
as in approaching
to move closer to
as the old man was nighing his hour of death
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nighing
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The coaches — Teisher for Mission Hills and Aaron Hooford for Escondido — had different philosophies coming into the game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Gwen Polk, the district’s associate superintendent for business and financial services, said after the meeting that the companion resolution will have no impact on revenue coming into the schools.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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With the midterms approaching, certain primaries have reflected broader debates about whether the Party might consider cursing more, capitalizing tweets, going Dark Woke.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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If prediction markets are any indication, Democrats are heavy favorites to take the House in November, with a likelihood approaching 85%.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The company is also closing around 6,000 open roles, Janelle Gale, Meta’s chief people officer, wrote in a memo published by Bloomberg that Meta confirmed to CNN.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Shares of Texas Instruments soared 19% on Thursday, closing at a record.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Reiten recently featured for her national team in UEFA World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia, entering both games as a second-half substitute.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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After entering the game tied at 3 in the ninth, Mets closer Devin Williams allowed two runs in a disastrous final frame to fall to the Twins 5-3 and record their 12th loss in a row, their longest streak since 2002.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hacker, whose brother Jacob is a sophomore on the team and whose father Darrell was an all-state player at Highland, has been drawing on the Indians’ loss to Valparaiso in the sectional championship game last season for motivation.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The fourth approach is human video learning, drawing on vast online datasets from platforms like YouTube and Douyin.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Step back, limit input, and process what’s coming up before moving forward with clearer boundaries.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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With their scrimmage coming up the following day, the practice had a walkthrough type of feeling to it.—
Gabriel Duarte,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In it, Silver Court’s owner informed residents that the 65-year-old park in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood would be closing in six months.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gritty kept closing in on the pair.—
Ryan Brennan
April 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Nighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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