Nigh
Nigh adverb - At, within, or to a short distance or time.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Orcus on His Throne: Arawn, despite being the nigh-omnipotent "Death Lord", works primarily through proxies like The Horned King, Morgant, Magg, Achren and Pryderi and leaves Annuvin just once to steal Dyrnwyn.
- Final Fantasy XI has some achievements for the Xbox 360 that are nigh impossible nowadays, primarily the Gold Ballistar, which requires gaining max rank on one of the few PVP events in the game, and one almost nobody does in the current environment.
Source: That One Achievement - The Hyperion series by Dan Simmons features a Nigh Invulnerable, time-traveling robot assassin known as The Shrike, who is definitely not someone you want to mess with, primarily because it will live up to its name.
Source: Names To Run Away From / Animal
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