Nearing and Recent

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Nearing adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.

Usage example: teachers preparing for the fast-nearing school year

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Recent is an antonym for nearing.

Recent adjective - Of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.

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Nearing is an antonym for recent.

Nearby Words: recently, recency

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Recent and Nearing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearing/recent

Nearing & Recent. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nearing/recent>.

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