nighed

verb

past tense of nigh
1
as in came
to come near or nearer as the hour of his death was nighing

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2
as in approached
to move closer to as the old man was nighing his hour of death

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nighed
  1. came
  2. approached
  3. drew on
  4. entered
  5. came up
  6. closed
  7. closed in
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of approached
Verb
  • Yet perhaps the unsung hero in the market was China, which drew on its huge stockpiles, leaving more oil in the market for other economies.
    — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Dorychevskyi drew on a year of interviews with former prisoners of war for the production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of drew on
Verb
  • The Hugging Face deal marks the second-largest for Nvidia; the chip company entered a $20 billion non-exclusive agreement to buy assets from chipmaker Groq in December.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Deputies entered the home after the three-hour standoff and took the woman into custody without incident, Igoe said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of entered
Verb
  • In the preseason finale on Friday night, the Dallas Cowboys came up just short after a fourth-quarter rally and fell to the New Orleans Saints 27-24.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Trainers put his leg in an air cast, and players from both teams came up to the rookie before he was carted off the field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of came up
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  • The chip company closed a similar deal last month, striking a $6 billion structured agreement with Poolside, an open-weight model builder.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Which essential services, such as banks and postal delivery, will be closed?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of closed
Verb
  • The hotel, just south of the Bayshore Mall in Glendale, closed in mid July after its lodging license was revoked.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of closed in
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“Nighed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nighed. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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