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
Employers must keep the position open during this response period unless exigent circumstances require the role to be filled immediately.
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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
And alongside that scary term, one exigent factor comes in for a lot of blame: the impending end to billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief money, all of which must be spent by 2026.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
And alongside that scary term, one exigent factor comes in for a lot of blame: the impending end to billions of dollars in federal pandemic relief money, all of which must be spent by 2026.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigent
Adjective
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This category is broad and urgent—people are dealing with stress, sleep disorders, focus issues, and more.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Here's why and what happened CT officials issue urgent plea for help stopping ‘a plague’ in state waterways.—
Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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His official cause of death was acute hypoxic respiratory failure, which is a condition where the lungs aren't able to release enough oxygen into the bloodstream.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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Intensity in relationships involves seeking out acute, high-stimulation feelings that often stem from fear, anxiety or a desire to escape emotional numbness, not from genuine connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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