as in approaching
being soon to appear or take place
teachers preparing for the fast-nearing school year
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as in coming
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as in closing
to come near or nearer
as the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates
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as in entering
to move closer to
as we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better
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Recent Examples of nearing
Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
With Humphrey nearing his 30s and with a salary-cap hit that eclipsed $20 million, this was viewed as a crucial year for the 2017 first-rounder.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Sony and Honda’s first EV is nearing the finish line.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
If the main theme in hip-hop last year was the fight for supremacy among rap greats nearing middle age, a quickly emerging storyline this year is the next generation obliterating all of the norms old heads once held dear.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Instead, these data signal the economy is nearing full employment, not moving away from it.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The former is nearing 300 weeks on the list, while Ultraviolence has only managed about one-tenth as many stays on the roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
With the holiday season nearing its end, a few former Yankees have been giving back to their communities in recent weeks.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Three decades of water damage nearly did Michigan Central in, as consensus seems to be the structural integrity was nearing the point of no return when Ford purchased it in May 2018.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
In Spain, for example, a baby boom that lasted from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s created a generation of Spaniards who are now nearing the end of their careers.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
With Humphrey nearing his 30s and with a salary-cap hit that eclipsed $20 million, this was viewed as a crucial year for the 2017 first-rounder.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Sony and Honda’s first EV is nearing the finish line.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
If the main theme in hip-hop last year was the fight for supremacy among rap greats nearing middle age, a quickly emerging storyline this year is the next generation obliterating all of the norms old heads once held dear.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Instead, these data signal the economy is nearing full employment, not moving away from it.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
The former is nearing 300 weeks on the list, while Ultraviolence has only managed about one-tenth as many stays on the roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
With the holiday season nearing its end, a few former Yankees have been giving back to their communities in recent weeks.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Three decades of water damage nearly did Michigan Central in, as consensus seems to be the structural integrity was nearing the point of no return when Ford purchased it in May 2018.
—Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearing
Noun
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Consider Isaiah 42, for example, in which God proclaims his promise of salvation and foretells the coming of the Messiah.—
Rev. Dr. Serene Jones,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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Max will not be producing additional episodes of the coming of age drama, co-created and produced by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The release date of the upcoming game is set to start just ahead of the real-life 2025 Supercross season.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Stars Sean Astin, Martha Plimpton, Kerri Green, Robert Davi, Corey Feldman, and Joe Pantoliano reunited ahead of the film's upcoming 40th anniversary at Awesome Con in Washington, D.C.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tim Lammers From there — per the formula of every season of The White Lotus — there’s a flashback to the arrival of the resort’s guests a week before as the bizarre events leading up to the tragedy unfold.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The program’s excellence under Billy Donovan was the historical exception, not the rule, given what occurred before his arrival and after his departure.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This approach allows the system to generate new frames on demand rather than following traditional rendering rules.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Gill agrees that this approach is potentially promising.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Nearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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