Nearly and Proceeding

Nearly

Nearly adverb - To a close degree.

Proceeding and nearly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceeding" instead a preposition "Nearly".

Nearby Word: near

Proceeding

Proceeding adjective - Being in progress or development.

Nearly and proceeding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nearly" instead a preposition "Proceeding".

Nearby Words: proceed, proceeded

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Combattler V Professor Yotsuya and the Combattler team were put under arrest and judged nearly instantly, and during the proceeding it was painfully obvious the minds of the courts were already made and the Combattler team wouldn't be given a fair hearing.
  • Nearly all of his significant fights resulted in him taking massive amounts of punishment while never going down, then proceeding to turn the fight around shortly after and recuperating from the damage to win, usually in the most spectacular fashion possible.
  • Kangaroo Court Professor Yotsuya and the Combattler team were put under arrest and judged nearly instantly, and during the proceeding it was painfully obvious the minds of the court were already made and refused giving them a fair hearing.
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