as in urgent
needing immediate attention
since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off
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Recent Examples of emergent
There’s no shared leadership, no emergent norms, no psychological safety—but also no fear or status dynamics holding them back.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
This is a situation where inflation is now an emergent risk … and gold is the only game in town.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Wild rice also is vulnerable to shifting water levels during its development, and high winds can flatten emergent plants.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Learn when to apply post emergent herbicides based on plant biology and best practices to minimizing undesirable impacts on the environment.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
This is a situation where inflation is now an emergent risk … and gold is the only game in town.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Wild rice also is vulnerable to shifting water levels during its development, and high winds can flatten emergent plants.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Learn when to apply post emergent herbicides based on plant biology and best practices to minimizing undesirable impacts on the environment.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
Adjective
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Those lessons are more urgent than ever, as AI takes over tasks but leaves us with the harder, more important work – deciding, judging, being accountable.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … DIGITAL DARKNESS – Taliban plunges Afghanistan into darkness as UN issues urgent warning.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The recent exodus represents an acute brain drain.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Concerns and anxieties are particularly acute for researchers with ties to China, the country that has long sent more science and engineering PhD students to the US than any other.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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