NIGHING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

nighing

verb

present participle of nigh

as in coming

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

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as in approaching

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

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The jobs report arrives with inflation running well above the Fed's 2% target, potentially forcing central bankers to raise rates in the coming months after making no change at last week's policy meeting.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray said his confidence in the the team’s offense will never waver, knowing the players around him, and believes a breakout performance is coming.

— Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of coming

Verb

Two tests are approaching A parabolic flight campaign scheduled for November 2026 will examine electromagnetic actuation and tile mobility in microgravity.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
This in a state in which total combined advertising for the two major party candidates is approaching $400 million.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaching

Verb

The feud accelerated over the closing weeks of the campaign when Cenk Uygur’s Rebellion PAC began running the anti-Israel ad that would eventually convince Stevens to endorse Rogers.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Analysts are eager to hear more about Roku, with Fox in the midst of closing that $22 billion cash and stock acquisition announced last June.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of closing

Verb

The Heat continued that surge in the third quarter, opening the second half on a 30-14 run to push its lead up to 23 points before entering the fourth quarter with a 21-point advantage.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026
The Lakers turned the ball over five times in the third and wound up trailing 85-80 entering the fourth quarter.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of entering

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The Information describes it as a customized platform drawing on hardware and engineering experience from three generations of Fourier robots.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drawing on

Verb

After coming up empty on a fast break, James crashed into a Philadelphia 76ers fan behind the basket and took a a sip of the fan's wine during Philadelphia's 126-107 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Most searches now provide an AI Overview at the top, and the company is constantly coming up with new ways to nudge people toward the conversational AI Mode chatbot function.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of coming up

Verb

The more than $400-million high-rise with shops and restaurants at street level is set to rise on La Brea Avenue on the site of a former concrete plant that served Los Angeles for more than a century before closing in 2024.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
When McMillan & Wife, created by Leonard Stern, bowed in September 1971, Saint James had just turned 25 while Hudson was closing in on 46.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of closing in

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