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
As the schemes become more sophisticated, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies are issuing urgent warnings.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Business leaders today face an urgent call to action: Stop waiting for policy clarity or global calm.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
In response, researchers and experts are sounding the alarm—calling for urgent, comprehensive solutions to reverse these trends and support youth wellbeing.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Too Much Going On Limits Executive Team Performance Today’s executive teams are pulled in more directions than ever—global priorities, cross-functional initiatives, urgent issues, never-ending decks.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for urgent
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Business leaders today face an urgent call to action: Stop waiting for policy clarity or global calm.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
In response, researchers and experts are sounding the alarm—calling for urgent, comprehensive solutions to reverse these trends and support youth wellbeing.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
Too Much Going On Limits Executive Team Performance Today’s executive teams are pulled in more directions than ever—global priorities, cross-functional initiatives, urgent issues, never-ending decks.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
Adjective
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Since then, Ben & Jerry’s politics have been a headache for its parent, and the tensions between the two have grown more acute as the business community got swept into the culture wars — first pulled to the left in the mid-2010s, then retreating rightward under the second Trump administration.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2025
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Decades later, that feeling is more acute: the gay beach in Chicago where it was taken no longer exists, memorialized today by a 2.5-acre garden in memory of those who lost their lives to AIDS.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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On the spectrum from white to red, direct pressing and minimal skin contact produce light, crisp, floral styles with orchard fruits and bright acidity, which stylistically are closer to white wines.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The most pressing need the Lakers have is finding a rim-running, shot-blocking young center to put alongside Luka Doncic for the present and future.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Not all homes are created equal, and too much water may have dire consequences on the exterior of your home, causing your paint to chip or your siding to be less effective against keeping out unwanted guests—the furry kind.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2025
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Despite the dire situation in Iran, Mahmoudi said, many Iranians remain cautiously hopeful about the potential for change.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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During the 1995 heat wave, many of the casualties were seniors who didn’t have family or neighbors to check in on them, especially those living in high-rise buildings where the heat was particularly intense.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The long jump was not the only field event that delivered intense competition.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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In a category full of compelling options, this is arguably the most compelling choice.—
Karl Brauer,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Unfortunately, some of the humans aren’t as compelling, even if their main purpose is to be a potential entrée for our beastly stars.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Profits are emergent effects of invention and creation.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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My work focuses on emergent technologies—AI, semiconductors—with a national security focus, which is what Micron was most interested in, especially with chips that ultimately end up with DoD as the customer.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Since federal immigration raids, primarily targeting Latino communities, began roiling Los Angeles in early June, animal rescues and care providers across the county are hearing desperate pleas for help.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Over the past few days, Sheppard has become a teacher and leader for a collection of players desperate to crack the end of a tight Rockets rotation.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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States loan the money to cities and towns at low interest rates, enabling communities to spread out the cost of critical government services people take for granted, such as replacing leaky street mains, maintaining treatment plants and rehabbing water towers.—
Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Several other critical alerts followed, warning of the imminent threat: A flash flood emergency warning was issued for Kerr County at 4:03 a.m., followed by one for Kerrville at 5:34 a.m.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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