as in gravity
the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention
The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.
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Recent Examples of urgency
The world around them does not dictate their pose, and there is rarely urgency in their expression.
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Najha Zigbi-Johnson, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
Motivated by the urgency of the situation, Santiesteban led a successful campaign to open a connecting bridge along Northwest 170th Street.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Budget cuts, overwhelmed courts, and a lack of political urgency have all made the problem worse.
—Cottie Petrie Norris, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2025
Painted when Basquiat was just 20 years old, the five-foot-wide piece captures the heat and urgency of his breakout moment: a frenetic, mythic figure scrawled in oilstick on paper, hovering, as Jeffery Deitch once put it, between the street and the studio.
—Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Najha Zigbi-Johnson, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
Motivated by the urgency of the situation, Santiesteban led a successful campaign to open a connecting bridge along Northwest 170th Street.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Budget cuts, overwhelmed courts, and a lack of political urgency have all made the problem worse.
—Cottie Petrie Norris, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2025
Painted when Basquiat was just 20 years old, the five-foot-wide piece captures the heat and urgency of his breakout moment: a frenetic, mythic figure scrawled in oilstick on paper, hovering, as Jeffery Deitch once put it, between the street and the studio.
—Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency
Noun
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During the 11-minute space flight, Perry unveiled the setlist for her Lifetimes Tour live from zero gravity — giving the internet further fodder to turn into memes, gifs and running jokes.—
Glenn Rowley,
Billboard,
2 May 2025
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This means that the stars of a cluster should all be moving at more or less the same low velocity, which allows their mutual gravity to keep a hold of them for longer.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Adjusting for dividends increases the magnitude of overnight appreciation.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Earlier this month, Volkswagen warned that first-quarter operating profit would likely come in at 2.8 billion euros, citing special effects in the magnitude of 1.1 billion euros.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From the exhibition and beyond, this year is about examining the importance of clothing and style to the forming of Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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At its core, the Black dandy figure uses fashion and aesthetics to engage in these power dynamics, highlighting the importance of personal style in shaping one's identity.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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In the face of tragedy, Dess’s narrator memorably dramatizes the anxiety-inducing exigencies of the creative arts, and the need of artists to remain focussed on their craft.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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In addition, institutions that reduce or close a program, department, college, or position because of a reinvestment plan would be able to proceed with policies and procedures associated with a declaration of financial exigency.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the Freedom area, Miller stopped before a wall of portraits from the 1800s — including William Whipper, Abraham Hanson and Thomas Howland — to highlight the significance of their attire, expressions, jewelry and adornments.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Some third thing of significance that hasn’t yet occurred to me?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The profile, largely sourced from former staffers, alleged the senator has deteriorated drastically since taking office, contradicting his public insistence that he’s largely recovered from his stroke.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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The results seemed to support his insistence that he was not meant to be more than a position player.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgency. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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