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What is the adverb for nearing?

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nearly
  1. (now rare) With great scrutiny; carefully. [from 16th c.]
  2. With close relation; intimately. [from 16th c.]
  3. Closely, in close proximity. [from 16th c.]
  4. In close approximation; almost, virtually. [from 17th c.]
  5. Stingily.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. almost, practically, about, virtually, near, approximately, roughly, nigh, borderline, fairly, most, approaching, feckly, much, fair, somewhere, circa, some, nearing, nearabout, round, roundly, more or less, just about, close to, all but, well-nigh, next to, as good as, pretty much, bordering on, nigh on, not far off, not far from, verging on, in effect, pretty well, not quite, in essence, pretty nearly, upwards of, close on, in the ballpark, pretty near, in the neighborhood, to all intents and purposes, in substance, near enough, within a little, close but no cigar … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “At the age of nearly 77, he had lived longer than any of his English or British predecessors.”
      “Gather the material together and align it nearly along the top side of the body.”
      “The round's nearly over. Keep up the momentum!”
near
  1. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
  2. (colloquial) nearly
  3. Synonyms:
      4. close, nearby, nigh, alongside, around, by, closely, hard, in, nearly, at hand, close at hand, close by, in the neighbourhood, in the vicinity, near at hand, not far away, not far off, within earshot, within reach, within sight, at close quarters, close to, on your doorstep, within close range, within spitting distance, within sniffing distance, a hop, skip and a jump away, a stone's throw away, about, near-at-hand, round the corner, just round the corner, a short distance away, handy, thereabouts, thereabout, hard by, convenient, accessible, within easy reach, hereabout, at close range, around here, in reach, hereabouts, about the place, in the neighborhood, around the corner, just around the corner … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “He would come often and stand near, giving a running commentary on the different stages of the whole process.”
      “Brains holistically synthesize visual sensory stimuli to provide us with a near instant facial recognition of those around us.”
      “It takes near an hour to walk to the bluff, where the sight of the surf raises hairs on the back of my neck.”
nearhand
  1. (now dialectal) Nearly.
  2. (now dialectal) Nearby.
nearby
  1. next to, close to
  2. Synonyms:
      3. near, close, nigh, around, by, in, about, hard, thereabout, close by, at hand, within reach, close at hand, in the neighbourhood, in the vicinity, near at hand, not far away, not far off, on your doorstep, near-at-hand, at close quarters, within sniffing distance, round the corner, hard by, just round the corner, a short distance away, closely, handy, nearly, convenient, accessible, within easy reach, hereabout, thereabouts, in reach, at close range, around here, hereabouts, alongside, about the place, within earshot, within sight, in the neighborhood, close to, a stone's throw away, within spitting distance, within close range, a hop, skip and a jump away, around the corner, just around the corner … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Several health facilities are located nearby.”
nearabouts
  1. Synonym of nearabout
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nearabout
nearabout
  1. (now chiefly Southern US, Midland US) Near, nearly.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nearabouts
  3. Examples:
      4. “I drove nearabout five hours to reach the remote cabin in the woods.”
nearlier
  1. (archaic) comparative form of nearly: more nearly; more closely.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nearer, roughlier, more, closer to, more practically, more virtually, more fairly, more fair, more roundly, more essentially, more like, more loosely, more effectively, more basically, more fundamentally, more generally, more substantially, more really, more simply, more veritably, more vaguely, more effectually, more implicitly, more intrinsically, more inherently, more singularly, more independently, closelier, more nearby, harder, more proximately, more comparatively, more moderately, more incompletely, more cautiously, more scarcely, more fractionally, more insufficiently, more slightly, more inadequately, hardlier, more narrowly … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “What if he neglect the care of his health or of his estate, which things are nearlier related to the government of the magistrate than the other?”
      “In between modern technics, nearlier spoken the wale-bewended modern logistic outlaying of thinking and speaking, has already set oversetting machines in going.”
nearliest
  1. (archaic) superlative form of nearly: most nearly; most closely.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nearest, roughliest, most, closest to, most practically, most virtually, most fairly, most fair, most roundly, most essentially, most like, most loosely, most effectively, most basically, most fundamentally, most generally, most substantially, most really, most simply, most veritably, most vaguely, most effectually, most implicitly, most intrinsically, most inherently, most independently, most singularly, closeliest, most nearby, hardest, most comparatively, most proximately, most moderately, most incompletely, most cautiously, most scarcely, most inadequately, most insufficiently, most fractionally, most slightly, hardliest, most narrowly … more
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