Near
Near verb - To come near or nearer.
Ray
Ray verb - To extend outwards from or as if from a central point.
Usage example: laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes
Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye
Common collocations
| cast | near cast | ray cast |
Both words in one sentence
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In Defenders of the Earth, Rick once invented a "micronizer", a ray gun which could shrink objects to near microscopic size.
Source: Shrink Ray -
Blu-ray, then multiply a DVD's loading time by that ratio, you don't get anywhere near the actual time a lower-end Blu-ray player takes to load a movie.
Source: Loads and Loads of Loading -
Camera Abuse: Madonna breaks the camera with her head in the video for "Ray Of Light" near the end.
Source: Music / Ray of Light
Cite this Source
Ray and Near. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/near/ray
Near & Ray. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/near/ray>.
Ray or Near. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/near/ray.
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