NIGHED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

nighed

verb

past tense of nigh

as in came

to come near or nearer as the hour of his death was nighing

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as in approached

to move closer to as the old man was nighing his hour of death

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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of came

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Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Even in the nineteenth century, before the neuronic machinery of the retina was fully understood, biologists approached the eye with wonderment.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of approached

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Deputies returned with a search warrant, and the agency’s SWAT team then entered his home.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
While Iowa Republicans have an electoral advantage, Lahn entered the general election with a lower public profile than his Democratic opponent, state Auditor Rob Sand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of entered

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The reason the thought came up is that the Cardinals essentially gave up on their team, even though the club was having a solid season.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
When the idea of a canine follow-up came up, the center expressed interest in hosting it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of came up

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Walmart, in fact, closed its Chatham store very near the Capital One call center earlier this year.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
It's been closed for nearly two years, but restoration of the Panther Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park has been completed.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of closed

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It was formally closed in 2012, and a year later, management of its assets was transferred to The Royal Foundation, the charitable organization that Prince Harry and his brother, Prince William, established in 2009.

— Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
The George Motchan Detention Center closed in 2018 and is no longer used to house inmates, according to the DOC website.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

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