as in urgent
needing immediate attention
since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off
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Recent Examples of emergent
Mobile clinics are not equipped to manage emergent complications, complex medical procedures or labor and delivery.
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Michelle Nall, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Uneven spreading, missing spots, or applying too little of the pre-emergent can leave spots for weeds to sprout.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Kevin Fiala, Winger, Switzerland Fiala, one of the top forwards for an emergent Swiss side that excelled at the World Championships in recent years, saw his tournament cut calamitously short.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Listen, could Langdon have selected a better moment to make his big apology than while the two of them are on the roof and a helicopter with an emergent patient is landing?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Michelle Nall, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Uneven spreading, missing spots, or applying too little of the pre-emergent can leave spots for weeds to sprout.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Kevin Fiala, Winger, Switzerland Fiala, one of the top forwards for an emergent Swiss side that excelled at the World Championships in recent years, saw his tournament cut calamitously short.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Listen, could Langdon have selected a better moment to make his big apology than while the two of them are on the roof and a helicopter with an emergent patient is landing?
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
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For its tender and urgent vision, the George Kalogeropoulos MFI Award goes to THE LAST CLASS (Michele Fornasero, Alice Drago).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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This event clearly shows an urgent need for better traffic enforcement on Jamaica Ave.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps no place in Colorado is the youth mental health crisis more acute than Children's Hospital Colorado, where more than 14,000 kids sought mental health treatment last year.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Millions could fall into acute food insecurity if the war does not end by the middle of the year and if oil prices remain above $100 a barrel, according to a new analysis, the WFP said in a statement on its website today.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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