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nighs

verb

present tense third-person singular of nigh

as in comes

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

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as in approaches

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

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Verb

Each unit comes equipped with a flat-screen TV (screencast only), a Bluetooth audio system, and heating and air conditioning.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

The Club, which is made possible via the support of Arts Council Tokyo, explicitly draws on the legacy of the Basel Social Club, which was founded in 2022 by an artist collective dedicated to creating new social spaces.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
By contrast, my poem draws on details from his biography and letters and leaves two questions hanging.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of draws on

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This bout ran on the early preliminary card, hours before the main card that closes the night.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
While a reserve left-back remains on the club’s shopping list before the window closes, James Justin has proved an able deputy over the past 12 months.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of closes

Verb

Over one night they’re blamed, hunted, and driven apart by their differing belief systems, while the killer, Jacob (James Van Der Beek), the community’s charismatic pastor and de facto patriarch, closes in.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 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

As the season nears, that leaves Jayden Ross still standing, and on the verge of thriving and leading, to carry the banner for his classmates on the court as a UConn senior.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
As All In London nears, the latest episode of AEW Dynamite aired on Wednesday, August 12, from Las Vegas to showcase the latest build.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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