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
The city’s forestry division tracks and cares for city trees, even keeping arborists on call to respond to tree emergencies.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The mother has suffered health emergencies, and her life is in danger.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The mobile unit, which went to Cleburne to train Johnson County paramedics on Thursday, April 23, is equipped to train medical personnel for a range of different emergencies.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
County reserves are meant to protect us in emergencies and should not be used lightly.
—Norma Contreras, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The two-staircases rule has been seen as a safety feature to allow for different ways to exit a building during emergencies, like fires.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the impact goes beyond emergencies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Along the way there are medical emergencies, a drug trip, a private jet to a private Hot Chip concert somewhere mountainous and snowy, some unpleasant business with a dog, heartfelt conversations and existential crises.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Frustrated by the city’s still-heavy reliance on police officers to respond to mental health emergencies, the ACLU of Northern California and Silicon Valley De-Bug are pushing officials to resume talks to reach a resolution or risk being sued over the pace of progress.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The mother has suffered health emergencies, and her life is in danger.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The mobile unit, which went to Cleburne to train Johnson County paramedics on Thursday, April 23, is equipped to train medical personnel for a range of different emergencies.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
County reserves are meant to protect us in emergencies and should not be used lightly.
—Norma Contreras, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The two-staircases rule has been seen as a safety feature to allow for different ways to exit a building during emergencies, like fires.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the impact goes beyond emergencies.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Along the way there are medical emergencies, a drug trip, a private jet to a private Hot Chip concert somewhere mountainous and snowy, some unpleasant business with a dog, heartfelt conversations and existential crises.
—Robert Lloyd, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Frustrated by the city’s still-heavy reliance on police officers to respond to mental health emergencies, the ACLU of Northern California and Silicon Valley De-Bug are pushing officials to resume talks to reach a resolution or risk being sued over the pace of progress.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergencies
Noun
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But the war is also having a less visible, yet potentially more consequential, impact on some of the world’s other conflicts and crises.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Biden administration extended TPS for Haiti several times because of economic, health and political crises in the wake of the assassination of its president in 2021.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Consider the other teams that, like the Mets, have high expectations and have swiftly reached a crossroads.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rabat is a cultural crossroads where books help transmit knowledge and the arts in all their diversity.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Emergencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergencies. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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