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Recent Examples of incipient In December of that year, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to prevent the defeat of the incipient communist regime. Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2022 There are many incipient VPPs clustered around utilities across the country. Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Abrego Garcia’s case was a human tragedy and an incipient constitutional crisis. Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 And an administrative error by the Trump team in its aggressive program to deport undocumented migrants has turned into an incipient constitutional crisis. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incipient
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Adjective
  • With its spinoff from NBCUniversal looming (and with it a split from NBC News), MSNBC continues to staff up its nascent news division.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
  • The brand describes Cyrus as the perfect model for the nascent fragrance; someone who’s both free-spirited and versatile.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Phishing Email Detection And Response Phishing remains the most common initial attack vector.
    Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Markle launched the As Ever brand, a reconfiguration of her initial American Riviera Orchard label, in February.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Clement swung and missed as González recorded his first major-league strikeout.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • News of its foray into prediction markets has helped its stock price gain more than 100% in the first half of 2025.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 29 June 2025

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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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