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
  • Sympathy comes later, unleashed in 18th-century thought through Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759).
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The predominantly beige canvas comes spring loaded with pops of color, notably a sunset orange shade.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of comes
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  • As the country approaches its 250th birthday, roughly half of Americans say the American Dream no longer holds true, and younger generations are on track to earn less than their parents.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Communing with her fans is part of the Chinouriri experience, so much so that anyone who approaches her for a photo is also met with a real conversation.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaches
Verb
  • The palette draws on her customers’ preferences for pink, blue and green gemstones.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Initially a search tool, the system has evolved into an agentic AI that draws on a wider range of information sources, Harington said.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of draws on
Verb
  • One reason the early childhood brain development window closes without intervention is that our diagnostic tools were not built to look through the mother-child nexus.
    — Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The sentence closes a criminal case that grew from an endangerment arrest into a sweeping prosecution tied to multiple deaths and reshaped how Texas regulates unlicensed care homes and the agents who steer older adults into them.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of closes
Verb
  • The shoe is classified as a sandal style, but comes up to the knees like a boot.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • Part of the challenge is diminishing returns on ads as Election Day nears.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As a comet nears the sun, frozen material on its surface turns directly into gas, a process known as sublimation.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Nighs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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