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
Like 911 for emergencies, 211 is a national three-digit dialing code, launched in 2000, that connects callers to information specialists at the nearest local 211 helpline.
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Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
The outcome could potentially have lasting ramifications for civil-military relations and the boundaries of presidential power under the Constitution, particularly during protest movements and domestic emergencies.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The group also plans to open a bank account to store any remaining donations after the shutdown, which will go toward helping people on SNAP during emergencies and holidays.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Youth emergencies are available through West Allis PD CART at 414-302-8000, Milwaukee County CART at 414-278-4788 and Wauwatosa PD CART at 414-471-8430 ext.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Like 911 for emergencies, 211 is a national three-digit dialing code, launched in 2000, that connects callers to information specialists at the nearest local 211 helpline.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
Its resolution will reveal just how strictly the Court requires each branch to perform its job, and not that of other branches—and how Presidential declarations of emergencies and national-security threats alter what the Court deems to be proper separation of powers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Phoenix has also stored water underground for use in times of emergencies.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
After nearly two decades of heartbreak, laughter and a whole lot of medical emergencies, Pompeo hung up her white coat and stepped away from Grey's Anatomy in 2023 — though not entirely.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Matthew W. Kreuter, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
The outcome could potentially have lasting ramifications for civil-military relations and the boundaries of presidential power under the Constitution, particularly during protest movements and domestic emergencies.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
The group also plans to open a bank account to store any remaining donations after the shutdown, which will go toward helping people on SNAP during emergencies and holidays.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025
Youth emergencies are available through West Allis PD CART at 414-302-8000, Milwaukee County CART at 414-278-4788 and Wauwatosa PD CART at 414-471-8430 ext.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Like 911 for emergencies, 211 is a national three-digit dialing code, launched in 2000, that connects callers to information specialists at the nearest local 211 helpline.
—Matthew W. Kreuter, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
Its resolution will reveal just how strictly the Court requires each branch to perform its job, and not that of other branches—and how Presidential declarations of emergencies and national-security threats alter what the Court deems to be proper separation of powers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Phoenix has also stored water underground for use in times of emergencies.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
After nearly two decades of heartbreak, laughter and a whole lot of medical emergencies, Pompeo hung up her white coat and stepped away from Grey's Anatomy in 2023 — though not entirely.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergencies
Noun
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Every dollar spent on preventing extreme hunger saves many more that might have to be disbursed in response to crises.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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Darlene Greene, a member of the town council representing a tract in West Altadena, told me that the ordeal of rebuilding had driven some of her constituents into mental-health crises.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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New York is a crossroads for them at the edge of the continent, like a traffic circle with east-west routes running along the ocean or north-south routes going up the harbor or to New Jersey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The crossroads sustainable fashion now finds itself at could rebalance trust in green claims, giving companies with less genuine impact investment an easy way out, Allweiss says, and making space for the truly committed to step up and be properly acknowledged.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Emergencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergencies. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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