near go

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In Grand Rapids, Mich., Cornelius Weeda complained to police that, while the temperature was hanging near go, a prankster broke into his house and started a roaring fire in the furnace.

From Time Magazine Archive

V. approach, approximate, appropinquate†; near; get near, go near, draw near; come to close quarters, come near; move towards, set in towards; drift; make up to; gain upon; pursue &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

It was a pretty near go; had Henry Harper known how near it was he might have taken his chance.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near; go ye not therefore after them.

From Evidence of Christianity by Paley, William

Didn't yuh see him purty near go down?

From Cow-Country by Bower, B. M.