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nearingadjective being soon to appear or take placeteachers preparing for the fast-nearing school year approaching, coming, forthcoming, imminent, impending, oncoming, pending, proximate, upcoming futureanticipated, awaited, expected, foreseen, predicted at hand, on hand, on tap, to come late, recent bygone, erstwhile, foregone, former, old, onetime, other, past, quondam, sometime, whilom nearingverbpresent participle of nearto come near or neareras the procession nears, you'll be able to take a better picture of the graduates approaching, bellying up, closing, closing in, coming up, drawing on, nighing arriving, attaining, coming, gaining, hitting, landing, making, reaching, showing up, turning up, waltzing (up)creeping up, sneaking upadjoining, bordering, touching, verging backing (up or away), receding, retiring, retreating, withdrawing clearing out, departing, exiting, going, leaving, lighting out, pulling out, quitting, removing, running away, shoving (off), taking off, walking out to move closer toas we near the church, you'll be able to see the bas-relief sculptures better advancing, approaching, coming, nighing dropping in, entering, popping (in) going, receding (from), retreating, withdrawing departing, exiting, leaving |