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
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, 25 July 2025
Miss Lonelyhearts—who is actually a man—is an advice columnist receiving letters from people who are impoverished, in despair, and surrounded by an atmosphere of moral depravity and incipient fascism.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Marian is now engaged in an incipient romance with the Russells’ son Larry (a little disappointing, given Larry’s undeniable chemistry with the clock-making footman from across the street, but beggars can’t be choosers).
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Consequently, embracing innovation and technology to contain incipient fires quickly is critical.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Miss Lonelyhearts—who is actually a man—is an advice columnist receiving letters from people who are impoverished, in despair, and surrounded by an atmosphere of moral depravity and incipient fascism.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 July 2025
Marian is now engaged in an incipient romance with the Russells’ son Larry (a little disappointing, given Larry’s undeniable chemistry with the clock-making footman from across the street, but beggars can’t be choosers).
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Consequently, embracing innovation and technology to contain incipient fires quickly is critical.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incipient
Adjective
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The oil and gas outsiders at Venture Global are doing so by upending project design norms, upsetting the Big Oil hierarchy, and dominating the nascent gas export industry.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The drugmaker said earlier this week that its CT-388 weight loss injection was entering a phase III trial — the final stage before a company can seek regulatory approval — marking the latest development in Roche's nascent but fast-growing pipeline of treatments for obesity and related conditions.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Most Venezuelans in similar situations have only received the initial receipt notice, a valid document that provides protection under TPS.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The modified molecule is more easily reduced during the battery’s initial charge.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of those applications were submitted during the state's first priority window, which ran March 3-23.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Like some other customers, Micah Fannin was checking out Dutch Bros for the first time.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Incipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incipient. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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