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
But lawmakers usually do so only under exigent circumstances, such as a court order.
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David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Several Minnesota school districts filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court on Wednesday seeking to block immigration enforcement operations at or near schools and bus stops without a judicial warrant or exigent circumstances.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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David M. Drucker, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Several Minnesota school districts filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court on Wednesday seeking to block immigration enforcement operations at or near schools and bus stops without a judicial warrant or exigent circumstances.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigent
Adjective
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The cultural conversation happening here is nuanced and urgent and almost entirely invisible to the average visitor.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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The result is documentary filmmaking at its most urgent and compassionate.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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Emilia had cancer — B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.—
Kate Bilo,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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As her life is starting, her mother suffers from an acute schizophrenic episode.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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