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
Instead, there are evolving relationships, feedback loops, and emergent behavior.
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Jeroen Tas, Time, 10 July 2025
An emergent Catholic right in the U.S. is coalescing in Nashville, and has attracted some of Francis' fiercest critics — namely Cardinal Raymond Burke — to visit and speak at parishes and other Nashville events.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Leo has said little about other major social and cultural issues that have animated the emergent Catholic right, especially inclusion for LGBTQ+ Catholics and women’s ordination as deacons.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Profits are emergent effects of invention and creation.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Jeroen Tas, Time, 10 July 2025
An emergent Catholic right in the U.S. is coalescing in Nashville, and has attracted some of Francis' fiercest critics — namely Cardinal Raymond Burke — to visit and speak at parishes and other Nashville events.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Leo has said little about other major social and cultural issues that have animated the emergent Catholic right, especially inclusion for LGBTQ+ Catholics and women’s ordination as deacons.
—Liam Adams, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Profits are emergent effects of invention and creation.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
Adjective
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This research emphasizes the urgent need for stronger safeguards as AI agents become more embedded in business operations.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Trump, in the lead-up to his meeting with Putin, repeatedly stressed the need for an urgent, long-lasting ceasefire in the war.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hogan died of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, PEOPLE confirmed on Thursday, July 31.—
Julie Mazziotta,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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His cause of death has been confirmed as acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.—
William Cornwell,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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