Nigh
Nigh verb - To move closer to.
Usage example: as the old man was nighing his hour of death
Pop
Pop verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
Both words in one sentence
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Paul instead explodes and reforms with Super Strength and Nigh Invulnerability (and a few other things that pop up during the book).
Source: Super Empowering -
Captain Broadband has a clown pop up at one point to specifically inform the audience that Captain Broadband was created long before another blue garbed, nigh invulnerable superhero
Source: Captain Ersatz - In Battle Network 1, simply acquiring the Pop Up chip can make you nigh unbeatable to most enemies and bosses because you remain invisible for the duration fo the turn.
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