- present participle of near.
nearing
Example Sentences
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By Saturday morning it was nearing its £20,000 target.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Anthropic is nearing its IPO and investors should watch this exchange-traded fund to gauge market sentiment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The U.K. telecommunications company is nearing the end of its fiber investment cycle, which could lead to higher free cash flow as capital expenditures return to normal, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
With the deadline for mailing out millions of California ballots nearing, Los Angeles County’s top election official welcomed the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
We didn’t know it then, but the civil rights movement was nearing its peak.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
