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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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Their chicken cheesesteak comes with a choice of honey garlic chicken, lemon pepper chicken or jerk chicken.

— Justin Brown, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
From there comes tempo and different ways to throw a defense off.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026

Definition of comes

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Mars’s latest solo collection rockets, in some instances, 80 spaces or more and approaches the highest tier on the Official Albums Sales, Official Physical Albums and Official Album Downloads charts.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
If Babcock approaches last year’s numbers (318 minutes, when Kris Knoblauch was head coach), Edmonton would be wise to add another centre with skill.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of approaches

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The only question is who will act before the window of asymmetric access closes.

— Anmol Goel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
After this year’s application period closes, the Hialeah Housing Authority will use a third-party vendor to conduct a computerized lottery, randomly selecting 2,500 applicants to be placed on the waiting list.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of closes

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Club healthcare names Cardinal Health , Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly all outperformed the market and are on pace for record closes in Friday’s session.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 June 2026
That improvement process is already well underway as rookie minicamp closes in and with organized team activities not far behind.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of closes in

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As the 2026 World Cup story nears its end and fans wait to see whether Spain or Argentina will be crowned champion, the next FIFA World Cup has been set for 2030.

— Malik Davis, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
As the war nears the five-month mark, the latest ceasefire, agreed to in June, has functionally collapsed.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

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