Thesaurus results for EMERGENCIES

emergencies

noun

plural of emergency

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action an alert, quick-thinking girl who is good to have around in an emergency

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Recent Examples of emergencies Crisis often feels like the natural starting point for a story, and medical emergencies in particular have a way of stripping a person down to the nerve. —

Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 As the students rested at lunch tables, one officer described working patrol, responding to calls from minor incidents to emergencies. —

Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 And the war is creating new emergencies, such as in Iran, and also in Lebanon where at least one million people have been displaced. —

ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026 Their flight plan for Friday also included rehearsals of basic medical procedures — including chest compressions and methods to clear airway obstructions — to help prepare future Orion crews for possible emergencies in deep space. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Testing often takes hours or even a full day, which slows down response during emergencies. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026 One of those signees, named Allison, highlighted the lost time to work and school each year due to dental care, including dental pain and emergencies. —

Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026 The new system sends real-time notifications about severe weather, including tornado warnings, along with public safety emergencies and evacuations. —

Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026 Blank wants Xcel to make sure that larger customers that receive incentives to agree to have their service interrupted or cut back during emergencies actually reduce their demand if necessary. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergencies

Noun

For some, the war in Iran has raised urgent questions about how much attention the US can sustain if multiple crises unfold at once.

— Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
But after economic crises, Orbán came to power by promising prosperity to the rich and poor, said Gábor Scheiring, a former Hungarian lawmaker now teaching at Georgetown University in Qatar.

— SAM McNEIL, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026