Approaching
Approaching adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Nearly and approaching are semantically related In some cases you can use "Nearly" instead the word "Approaching" as an adverb or a preposition or an adjective.
Nearly
Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
Approaching and nearly are semantically related in almost topic. You can use "Approaching" instead the word "Nearly" as an adverb or a preposition or an adjective.
Nearby Word: near
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When one of the scouts saw Hertz and Roth approaching, she nearly killed them, assuming they were spies, and refused to listen to anything to the contrary.
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Deadly Prank: A Changeling decides to transform into Slendermane and scare approaching ponies, only to be nearly killed by Destroyah.
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Jack goes for Oogie, never noticing the gun-wielding gambling game cowboy skeletons approaching to his left and nearly getting shot.
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