Hard and Near

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Hard adverb - At, within, or to a short distance or time.

Usage example: the groom stood hard by, ready to help, as the lady mounted the skittish horse

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Near is a synonym for hard. In some cases you can use "Near" instead an adverb "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Near adverb - At, within, or to a short distance or time.

Usage example: as summer draws near, we usually start planning our annual vacation

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Hard is a synonym for near. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead the word "Near" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: nearly, nearby, nearness

Rictus learns this the hard way when he attempts to grab Capable and The Dag, but is instead tackled and beaten near to death with an oxygen tank by an enraged Max.

Source: Papa Wolf / Film
Forced Level-Grinding: This game is very hard, incredibly hard, unless you grind at least enough to buy all of the equipment in the current town you're near.

Source: Video Game / Lufia & The Fortress of Doom
He's fast, hard hitting, and his arena tricks you into thinking you should use Deku Link (which instead leads to a darned near One-Hit KO).

Source: Early Bird Boss

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