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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
As tax season nears, Americans are gearing up to file their 2024 returns.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
As 2025 nears, Carrie Underwood will headline the night with a live performance of some of her biggest hits.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
As the year nears its end, investors should look for 2024 laggards that could see their fortunes change in 2025.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
As 2025 nears, investors should revisit their risk tolerance since the two-year robust stock rally has likely increased their allocation to risk assets.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The late superstar returns to charts all around the world every November and December, as the human race begins listening to the crooner’s most famous Christmas tunes as the holiday nears.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
As the era of abundance nears the end, over-consumption will gradually become socially unacceptable, pushing luxury brands towards genuine rarity.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
And now, as the store nears closing time, one of the tour participants contemplates what size leg lamp might look best in her house.
—Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
As the current trading year nears its end, crude oil markets are heading to 2025 in a largely bearish mood on familiar concerns of oversupply, lackluster demand from China and a stronger dollar.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
As 2025 nears, Carrie Underwood will headline the night with a live performance of some of her biggest hits.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
As the year nears its end, investors should look for 2024 laggards that could see their fortunes change in 2025.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
As 2025 nears, investors should revisit their risk tolerance since the two-year robust stock rally has likely increased their allocation to risk assets.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The late superstar returns to charts all around the world every November and December, as the human race begins listening to the crooner’s most famous Christmas tunes as the holiday nears.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
As the era of abundance nears the end, over-consumption will gradually become socially unacceptable, pushing luxury brands towards genuine rarity.
—Stéphane Jg Girod, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
And now, as the store nears closing time, one of the tour participants contemplates what size leg lamp might look best in her house.
—Annie Zaleski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
As the current trading year nears its end, crude oil markets are heading to 2025 in a largely bearish mood on familiar concerns of oversupply, lackluster demand from China and a stronger dollar.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Nears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nears. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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