as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
I have an incipient dislike and distrust of that guy, and I only met him this morning
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Recent Examples of incipient
Another way in which partisanship has brought us to this incipient defeat of the constitutional order is that the Congress has been rendered all but incompetent by faction.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The conversation came at a moment of incipient crises for Trump’s second term.
—Sam Jacobs, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
In December of that year, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to prevent the defeat of the incipient communist regime.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022
There are many incipient VPPs clustered around utilities across the country.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
The conversation came at a moment of incipient crises for Trump’s second term.
—Sam Jacobs, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
In December of that year, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to prevent the defeat of the incipient communist regime.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022
There are many incipient VPPs clustered around utilities across the country.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipient
Adjective
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The nascent recognition was far from the first time that Birmingham has recognized the continuing impact of Black Sabbath.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
25 July 2025
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The Incredible Hulk' (2008) Before ultimately being replaced in other movies by Mark Ruffalo, Edward Norton starred as scientist Bruce Banner in this odd duck from the nascent MCU.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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That makes the the initial 0.5% of income donated to charity not deductible.—
Bruce Brumberg,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Last-minute amendments watered down initial requirements to produce annual impact assessments and mitigate algorithmic discrimination in an attempt to make the bill more palatable to the governor.—
Angela Eichhorst,
Hartford Courant,
15 July 2025
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With the first two episodes already having so much drama, the rest of the summer is sure to be eventful.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The project is the first to enlist youth to do this monitoring.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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