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
Unlike ordinary cell service, FirstNet gives first responders priority and preemption for daily operations and during emergencies, even when commercial networks are overloaded.
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Edward F. Davis, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Interruptions in antihypertensives and statins can raise heart risks over time, and in some cases lead to hypertensive emergencies.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Kenya has long served as a regional hub for public health and humanitarian response, contributing personnel, expertise, and resources to health emergencies across Africa.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026
Resistance to protocols during public health emergencies is common in Congo, which is battling its 17th Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified there in 1976.
—Ope Adetayo, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Andrés described how World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to communities impacted by disasters, brings food and water quickly in emergencies through on-the-ground aid.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The changes affect their ability to respond to public health emergencies.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 June 2026
Population growth at the wildland-urban boundary also increases exposure, while firefighting resources are strained as multiple regions face simultaneous emergencies.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Beyond prescheduled transfers, CAISO reported that power generators in the Western Energy Imbalance Market – a system launched in 2014 to help Western power systems share electricity in emergencies – dynamically delivered an extra 1,000 MW of emergency power.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Edward F. Davis, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Interruptions in antihypertensives and statins can raise heart risks over time, and in some cases lead to hypertensive emergencies.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Kenya has long served as a regional hub for public health and humanitarian response, contributing personnel, expertise, and resources to health emergencies across Africa.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026
Resistance to protocols during public health emergencies is common in Congo, which is battling its 17th Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified there in 1976.
—Ope Adetayo, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Andrés described how World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to communities impacted by disasters, brings food and water quickly in emergencies through on-the-ground aid.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
The changes affect their ability to respond to public health emergencies.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 June 2026
Population growth at the wildland-urban boundary also increases exposure, while firefighting resources are strained as multiple regions face simultaneous emergencies.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Beyond prescheduled transfers, CAISO reported that power generators in the Western Energy Imbalance Market – a system launched in 2014 to help Western power systems share electricity in emergencies – dynamically delivered an extra 1,000 MW of emergency power.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergencies
Noun
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The move triggered a global collapse of silver prices, froze half the world’s precious metal reserves, and helped ignite the cascading crises of 1873.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Most CEOs are making consequential calls in the margins of their schedule, between meetings, between crises, between everything else.—
Liam Chrismer,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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One of Miami’s most maddening crossroads has become easier to navigate.—
Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Walnut Creek developed at the crossroads of two 19th-century routes, one running between Oakland and east Contra Costa County and the other between Martinez, a shipping town on the Carquinez Strait, and San Jose.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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“Emergencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergencies. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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