as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day
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Recent Examples of exigency
That note of concern has resonated ever more loudly as observers deepened their exploration of adaptive design, made in conditions of actual exigency.
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Just as the imperatives of war led to the development of the SNA in the 1940s, the new exigencies of a world riven by trade wars, geopolitical instability, and supply shocks require a modern statistical framework.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
The point is that the exigencies of the Preakness and its tough placement within the Triple Crown demands that the fresh horses be looked at freshly and that the Derby horses be thrown a little shade.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Some point to the exigencies of great-power competition to justify a pilgrimage to Riyadh.
—Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2022
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Just as the imperatives of war led to the development of the SNA in the 1940s, the new exigencies of a world riven by trade wars, geopolitical instability, and supply shocks require a modern statistical framework.
—Diane Coyle, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2025
The point is that the exigencies of the Preakness and its tough placement within the Triple Crown demands that the fresh horses be looked at freshly and that the Derby horses be thrown a little shade.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Some point to the exigencies of great-power competition to justify a pilgrimage to Riyadh.
—Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigency
Noun
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Things happen, our heroes react, a potentially world-ending crisis is easily averted and everything is wrapped up in time for dinner.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Yet this rift still coincides with a deepening fiscal crisis.—
Joël Té-Léssia Assoko,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
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However, students are not allowed to use the devices during class, unless a teacher gives them permission for educational, health or emergency purposes.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
24 July 2025
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O’Brien suggested achieving those goals through modernizing infrastructure that provides low-power cellular and Wi-Fi services, which could help first responders stay connected during an emergency when the service might decrease.—
Pili Saravia,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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“Exigency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigency. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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