as in acute
needing immediate attention
I will need to put off everything but the most urgent issues
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Recent Examples of urgent
And this underscores the urgent need for AI systems designed with auditability in mind—systems that don’t just enhance productivity but also uphold the integrity and trust that define the accounting profession.
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Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Floods can damage the facility and create a dangerous situation for crews sent out to do urgent repairs.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
This highlights the urgent need for tailored marketing support.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The net result is a flurry of headlines and viral social media posts followed by an urgent platform update.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Floods can damage the facility and create a dangerous situation for crews sent out to do urgent repairs.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
This highlights the urgent need for tailored marketing support.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The net result is a flurry of headlines and viral social media posts followed by an urgent platform update.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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With acute stress, a rapid spike in the hormone typically helps your brain process and retain memories so they can be retrieved later.—
Alisa Hrustic,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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Museums are imperiled by acute financial, social, and ideological challenges.—
Eric Crosby,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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In 2024, the Scott brothers partnered on a first-of-its-kind partnership called The Healthy Home Innovation Fund to invest in innovations that can help tackle the most pressing issues facing homeowners, renters, builders and others.—
Jennifer Bradley Franklin,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Bengals added Fairchild in the third, so adding another lineman while there were more pressing needs is strange, especially a raw lineman like Rivers.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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My understanding of what would happen during the past year and a half is that Israel would clamp down on aid and then there would be some sort of international pressure, or the humanitarian situation would get increasingly dire.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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The goal is to show the Legislature just how dire the situation is and how many Californians have been harmed by runaway production in the last decade.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Whether singing a cappella or accompanied by her guitar to hundreds or thousands of people − at a small venue or an awards show − Lafourcade's performances feel visceral, intense and intimate all at once.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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In place of intense (and potentially irritating) acids, Mediheal's Madecassoside Blemish Pads target breakouts and breakout-causing bacteria with anti-inflammatory powerhouses madecassoside and cica.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What started as a part-time gig and a family tradition is quickly becoming a compelling franchise opportunity in the landscaping industry.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Weekend picks Lucie Faulknor/PBS Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend: 🍿 Movies: Free for All: The Public Library, a new PBS film, examines the value of libraries in the past and makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Somehow, consciousness is an emergent property of the brain.—
Gabriel A. Silva,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Trump has nominated Catholics to top posts, including from an emergent right wing of the church that favors traditionalism and rejects reforms championed by Francis to make the church more inclusive.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Such are desperate decisions made in an effort to reinvent oneself that almost always end in despair.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Surely Russia, desperate for a deal, would give up its opposition to such assurances.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Enough jaw-dropping critical injuries are sustained by characters in The Raid to overcrowd the Pitt.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The order, which Trump signed in private, seeks to jumpstart the mining of both U.S. and international waters as part of a push to offset China's sweeping control of the critical minerals industry.—
Ernest Scheyder and Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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