as in initial
beginning to come into existence
one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement
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Recent Examples of nascent
On a conference call with analysts, Musk laid out aggressive plans to try to expand Tesla’s nascent robotaxi service beyond its limited service area in Austin, Texas.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 23 July 2025
The chart below maps out the key players shaping Dubai’s RWA landscape, visually highlighting the nascent but rapidly expanding network.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The feel-good sports comedy, after all, was the nascent streamer's first bonafide hit series.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
That’s, in part, because the technology is nascent compared with other types of robots already deployed in warehouses at a larger scale.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 23 July 2025
The chart below maps out the key players shaping Dubai’s RWA landscape, visually highlighting the nascent but rapidly expanding network.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The feel-good sports comedy, after all, was the nascent streamer's first bonafide hit series.
—EW.com, 22 July 2025
That’s, in part, because the technology is nascent compared with other types of robots already deployed in warehouses at a larger scale.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
Adjective
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That's because the initial yield of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which discovered nearly 3,000 planets in its nine years of operation, relied on worlds transiting — passing between their star and Earth.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
15 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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On one hand, part of their appreciation for warning sirens lies in the noble purpose of preventing harm in the face of incipient natural disasters.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Miss Lonelyhearts—who is actually a man—is an advice columnist receiving letters from people who are impoverished, in despair, and surrounded by an atmosphere of moral depravity and incipient fascism.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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But their professional respect and budding friendship endured.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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After the huge success of North One’s Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story on Disney+, which was hosted by Reeves, budding F1 team Cadillac — who have the world of sport watching after nabbing a coveted 2026 grid spot — wanted to recreate the magic.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.—
Cutter Wood,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Breakfasts will cost $1.50 for elementary students and $1.75 for intermediate and high school students.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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By starting early with high school and even elementary education, institutions can introduce students to the importance of natural resources and the role of mining in the energy transition.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Now, after flash floods earlier this month killed at least 135 Texans in the Hill Country, the bill’s original authors are hoping Abbott will give the proposal a second look.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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On July 18, Taylor Nation posted a new archive section of her website that includes 15 tabs for each of her albums (11 original recordings and four rerecords).—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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