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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Mayweather has fought in eight exhibition matches since, the last one coming against John Gotti III — the grandson of infamous mob boss John Gotti — in Mexico City in August 2024.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026 -
Canada, the favorite coming into the Olympics, have now struggled in two consecutive games.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2026
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The grainy video shows a man in a ski mask approaching Guthrie’s front door and attempting to cover her doorbell camera with a gloved hand.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Instead of approaching concept artists with vague direction, Rune Entertainment’s process is structured to deliver precise briefs rooted in narrative intent and visual logic.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Obviously, this development is bad for Illinois, especially the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland, which loses tax revenue and fun action aplenty, and the optics of not closing the deal also reflects poorly on Pritzker and might well haunt his presidential bid.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Women's clothing boutique Francesca’s is beginning store-closing sales nationwide after filing for bankruptcy earlier this month.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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After Clark stepped down on Tuesday because an internal investigation unearthed an inappropriate relationship with a staff member, the union announced on Wednesday that Meyer will take over on an interim basis entering a pivotal year for the future of the sport.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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But then, patients began entering his hospital under the custody of federal immigration agents.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Watt, drawing on his own years of experience, offered more perspective.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Both candidates are drawing on their law enforcement experience to chase a chance in the general election.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Feb. 2026
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When Lorne Michaels began putting together a live Saturday night sketch show, Chase’s name kept coming up.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Part of parenting is coming up with creative ways of tackling mundane problems.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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With Kyiv under heavy bombardment and Russia closing in, European leaders feared the worst.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude has taken off in the enterprise while OpenAI’s ChatGPT has hit big with the masses, closing in on a billion users.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Nighing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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