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as in closes
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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Recent Examples of nears
So as the draft nears, the Patriots remain without a long-term blindside protector for Drake Maye.
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Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
On to spring, as March nears the end!
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Others have been offering last-minute sales as the FDA deadline nears.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
What's already been an outstanding Championship Week in college basketball nears its conclusion on Saturday night, with the Big 12, Big East and ACC all set to crown champions.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The show may revisit this period through flashbacks or choose to focus on work-life tensions as Poppy nears the end of her pregnancy.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, talks through this delicate moment — as the first part of the deal nears its end — and the questions that hover over it.
—Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares fell 12% on Tuesday as the company nears a deadline to file audited financial reports or be delisted from the Nasdaq exchange.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
On to spring, as March nears the end!
—Law Murray, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
As the end of the sale nears, the company running things becomes more and more anxious to sell as much of the merchandise as possible.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Others have been offering last-minute sales as the FDA deadline nears.
—Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
What's already been an outstanding Championship Week in college basketball nears its conclusion on Saturday night, with the Big 12, Big East and ACC all set to crown champions.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The show may revisit this period through flashbacks or choose to focus on work-life tensions as Poppy nears the end of her pregnancy.
—G Kirilloff, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Patrick Kingsley, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, talks through this delicate moment — as the first part of the deal nears its end — and the questions that hover over it.
—Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer shares fell 12% on Tuesday as the company nears a deadline to file audited financial reports or be delisted from the Nasdaq exchange.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Nears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nears. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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