- present participle of near.
nearing
Example Sentences
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The midterm election is almost here, with campaigns nearing the lock-in point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Fire Department already has a budget nearing $1 billion and the tax is expected to generate another $345 million annually to the department that has long said it is woefully underfunded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
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 solitary wasp, Sphex, nearing her time of eggs, travels aloft with a single theory about caterpillars.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
