as in urgent
needing immediate attention
started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision
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Recent Examples of exigent
Advertisement Still, Bass is not the first California political leader to lead in absentia during a moment of exigent crisis.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Employers must keep the position open during this response period unless exigent circumstances require the role to be filled immediately.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
An unwelcome impression begins to gather, that these places, these people, are being relegated to bit players in the larger, more exigent story of Coates’s intellectual evolution, his contemplation of his career and legacy.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
That law does not tightly define the circumstances under which presidents may determine that an emergency exists, leaving them with essentially unfettered discretion to unlock exigent powers for themselves.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Employers must keep the position open during this response period unless exigent circumstances require the role to be filled immediately.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
An unwelcome impression begins to gather, that these places, these people, are being relegated to bit players in the larger, more exigent story of Coates’s intellectual evolution, his contemplation of his career and legacy.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
That law does not tightly define the circumstances under which presidents may determine that an emergency exists, leaving them with essentially unfettered discretion to unlock exigent powers for themselves.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigent
Adjective
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Arsenal’s reticence to spend on development players is understandable — particularly in the case of last January, when there was also an urgent need for a first-team centre-forward.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The appeals court said there is no urgent need for DOGE to access Social Security records in the interim.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 June 2025
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Exposure is linked to worsening symptoms in those with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but acute cardiovascular risks, including heart attacks and strokes, may be even more pronounced.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Timeline Expectations: The Long Road of Grief Normal grief timeline: Most young adults begin to experience some relief from acute grief symptoms within 6-12 months, though grief waves can continue for years.—
Charell G. Coleman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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