- present participle of near.
nearing
Example Sentences
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Liverpool Street station's roof refurbishment is nearing completion after more than two years of work.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Exports from the Persian Gulf have been growing strongly over the past week, with some estimates putting the flows nearing levels before the U.S.-Iran conflict, ANZ Research analysts say in a research report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Anthropic is nearing its IPO and investors should watch this exchange-traded fund to gauge market sentiment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 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
They had been following it but had not yet sighted their quarry when suddenly a strange rabbit had burst in upon them as they were nearing the edge of some woodland.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
