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nighs

verb

present tense third-person singular of nigh
1
as in comes
to come near or nearer as the hour of his death was nighing

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2
as in approaches
to move closer to as the old man was nighing his hour of death

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nighs
  1. comes
  2. approaches
  3. draws on
  4. closes
  5. comes up
  6. closes in
  7. nears
Verb
  • On the heels of a normal-sounding nominee for surgeon general comes another normal-sounding nominee for the FDA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The emotional episode comes one week after viewers saw Meadows return to the Aleutian Lady following a medical leave.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • These days, there are still moments when rhotacism changes how Jones approaches an otherwise ordinary interaction.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Try to unplug unnecessary appliances before the storm approaches.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of approaches
Verb
  • Their evaluation also draws on performance metrics from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) and objectives set by DOE programs.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Lisa Robertson’s Riverwork draws on all these influences, and many more, to evoke overlapping Parises that chime with one another like a ghostly carillon.
    — Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of draws on
Verb
  • Your morning cup of joe may soon get harder to find, as Starbucks closes more of its stores.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • At Wynn Revelry, Thompson cooked at the Icons Dinner and The Feast, while Mbaye participated in The Feast and, for a select group gathered in a Wynn villa, shared the Senegalese ataya tea ritual that closes the tasting menu at Dakar NOLA.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of closes
Verb
  • An emotional truth about what you’re owed in a close relationship or joint venture comes up for review today.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At that time, 78% of those benefits would be payable, unless Congress comes up with a solution.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes up
Verb
  • Get that reconciliation right, and the claim closes in two days.
    — Alberto Gimeno, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Food and liquid must move from the mouth to the stomach while the airway closes in a fraction of a second to keep material out of the lungs.
    — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of closes in
Verb
  • For all the bond market ructions, the S & P 500 remaining near all-time highs in September suggests that momentum is on the market’s side, just as the calendar nears what is historically the best quarter of the year.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As respiratory virus season nears and fall vaccination drives get underway, more than half of US children are facing uncertainty over access to this year’s COVID-19 shot.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of nears
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“Nighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighs. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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