as in initial
beginning to come into existence
one of the leading figures in the nascent civil-rights movement
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Recent Examples of nascent
Lippmann was a contemporary of Freud, whose nascent insights in psychology informed Lippmann’s theories of politics.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
Village Roadshow’s assets also include a nascent studio business centered around the development and production of its own independent films and scripted and unscripted television series.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The promise that Earth Day held at its 1970 inception, when climate change was a nascent concept and environmentalism was a bipartisan concern, looks very different than today’s promise.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Thanks to the silversmith’s midnight ride, the nascent colonial militia was able to transform into a formidable threat, driving the British into retreat and setting the stage for a new nation.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
Village Roadshow’s assets also include a nascent studio business centered around the development and production of its own independent films and scripted and unscripted television series.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement The promise that Earth Day held at its 1970 inception, when climate change was a nascent concept and environmentalism was a bipartisan concern, looks very different than today’s promise.
—Jerel Ezell, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Thanks to the silversmith’s midnight ride, the nascent colonial militia was able to transform into a formidable threat, driving the British into retreat and setting the stage for a new nation.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nascent
Adjective
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Despite some initial hiccups, the fan had an unforgettable night.—
Billboard Brasil,
Billboard,
5 May 2025
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Finding the house was an enormous challenge for McBride and locations manager Kale Murphy; initial candidates weren’t distinct enough from the Gemstones’ other residences, and the search took so long McBride nearly called HBO to request a pause in production.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Dandies were the first true representations of male fashion.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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The style retailer, which expanded to include accessories, fragrances and footwear, won Combs a Council of Fashion Designers of America Award in 2004 for menswear designer of the year, the first Black designer to earn the honor.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Abrego Garcia’s case was a human tragedy and an incipient constitutional crisis.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Gareth Evans' Netflix neo-noir follows Walker as he's hired by real estate tycoon and budding politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) to protect his son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell), after a drug deal gone wrong.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Cassian is now a secret spy for the budding Rebel Alliance.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many of Piker’s viewers come to him with inchoate opinions.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Running deep beneath all these threads seemed to be an inchoate feeling that simply to show evil was to become its apprentice.—
Cutter Wood,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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That really elementary approach to writing is one of my favorite things.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
23 Apr. 2025
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There are no plans to increase the student-teacher ratio at elementary and intermediate schools.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2025
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Because of scheduling conflicts, McDermott and Hopkins replaced original actors Brady Noon and Jensen Ackles in major roles.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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In April, Nintendo announced the $449.99 Switch 2 console, a step up from the original $300 Switch, and also lifted the price of games.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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“Nascent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nascent. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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