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
The political liberalization, while still incipient, was likened by Velásquez to glasnost, referring to the era of reforms and freer public debate that preceded the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Egina Garcia Cano,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, no one stands to benefit more from this incipient trend toward climate sanity than the American people themselves.
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MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.
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Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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.
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Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Egina Garcia Cano,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
Ultimately, no one stands to benefit more from this incipient trend toward climate sanity than the American people themselves.
—
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.
—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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,
24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipient
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But the company is poised to play a leading role in the nascent Earth-return field, thanks to its launch dominance and vertical integration.
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Consumer credit was nascent, the 401(k) had barely existed for two years and the financial products that define today's balance sheet, including HELOCs, student loans and layered auto financing, were either unavailable or uncommon at that income tier.
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The heads of the California Business Roundtable, California Taxpayers Association and California Business Properties Association — all supporters of the initial Local Taxpayer Protection Act—issued a statement praising the compromise agreement.
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Medi-Cal coverage of immigrants without legal status costs the state roughly $10 billion a year, according to California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, more than double the initial estimates.
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Giants second baseman Luis Arraez left Tuesday night’s game against the Athletics after fouling a ball off his right foot in the bottom of the first inning and is questionable for Wednesday night’s matchup.
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Karaban earned first-team All-Big East Conference honors as a senior this season.
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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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