75 entries under adverb topic. ×

16
nearing(verb, adjective, moving, near)
9
close to(expression, preposition, moving, reasonable)
7
approximating(verb, adjective, like, forthcoming)
7
nearly(adjective, preposition, close, moving)
5
about(adjective, close, like, near)
5
almost(adjective, close, moving, near)
5
approximately
5
nigh(adjective, close, like, warm)
3
around
3
like(adjective, preposition, reasonable, fair)
3
not quite(expression, preposition, moving, like)
3
on(like, near, contact, touching)
3
toward(preposition, near, touching, forward)
2
all but(expression, idiom, like, near)
2
bordering on(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb)
2
just about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
roughly
2
similar to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, preposition)
2
touching(verb, near, forward, supported)
1
above(near, touching, forward, supported)
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