Make up and Near

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Make up verb - To be all the substance of.

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Near and make up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near" instead a verb "Make up".

Near verb - To come near or nearer.

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Make up and near are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Make up" instead a verb "Near".

Nearby Words: nearly, nearby, nearness

Near the end of the story, he reveals that he's too soft-hearted to actually watch someone die, so to make up for it, he'd composed elaborate Death Traps to try and kill Mickey off instead.

Source: Comic Book / Mickey Mouse Comic Universe
Dying close the beginning of the level gave you enough time to make up your score, but dying near the end (or even worse, at the last checkpoint) would make sure you got nothing but an "E".

Source: Continuing Is Painful
Near the end of the George Lopez episode "George of the Rings", George tries to make up for losing Angie's special ring by renewing their wedding vows.

Source: BLAM / Live-Action TV

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