NEARED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

neared

verb

past tense of near

as in approached

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 came

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 neared In just three months, that figure neared the roughly $156 billion worth of facilities that were disrupted during all of 2025. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 The psychologist’s testimony came Monday during the prosecution’s rebuttal case as the triple-murder trial neared its conclusion. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 As the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks. — Reuters, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026 That vote had been preceded by a separate one on top-to-bottom anchoring, or TBA, which looked to impose a maximum, league-wide limit on squad costs, albeit at a level hardly any clubs would have neared anyway given the size of their revenues. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 As my cohort at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism neared graduation last year, my friend Paul Kiefer (now at Wisconsin Watch) sent me a job posting for a reporter position at the Journal Sentinel. — Kynala Phillips, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Rescuers in Colombia were making last-ditch efforts to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday as the critical 72-hour window for rescue operations neared its end. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 In fact, SpaceXAI was carting gas turbines to its data centers as the IPO neared. — Olivia Raimonde, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 The Powerball jackpot neared $1 billion after no winners emerged during Monday night's draw. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Sky guard Natasha Cloud approached Freedom’s courtside seat during a third-quarter timeout, leading to a verbal exchange.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
As the end approached, families moved out, one at a time, hugging and saying goodbyes to each other outside their dorms.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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