| near end | 29.95 | Well near the end of the lesson. | ||
| near completion | 10.20 | Work is nearing completion. | ||
| near agreement | 4.21 | The Yankees were nearing an agreement with him. | ||
| near retirement | 3.03 | Picard himself is nearing retirement now. | ||
| near top | 1.84 | Maybe even somewhere near the top. | ||
| near level | 1.78 | The jobless rate has soared to near record levels. | ||
| near zero | 1.65 | In March, it already eased monetary policy to push interest rates down to near zero. | ||
| near conclusion | 1.51 | The case was nearing its conclusion at the time of the attack. | ||
| near decision | 1.32 | Clinton nearing decision on nominee. | ||
| near collapse | 1.12 | Talks were nearing collapse. | ||
| near extinction | 1.05 | The big cat has been hunted to near extinction. | ||
| near peak | 0.92 | He is nearing the peak of his ability as a collegiate player. | ||
| near perfection | 0.92 | And it worked to near perfection. | ||
| near death | 0.86 | Anne was sick and near death herself. | ||
| near bottom | 0.79 | A fish hits the lure as it nears the bottom of the pool. | ||
| near close | 0.79 | He believed fighting in the capital was nearing a close. | ||
| near capital | 0.72 | Rebel forces are nearing the capital. | ||
| near island | 0.72 | The airplane began to descend as it neared the island. | ||
| near record | 0.66 | Occupancy rates are nearing records, too. | ||
| near approval | 0.59 | Claritin should have been nearing approval. |