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
With a 125-93 loss to an emergent Oklahoma City Thunder juggernaut on Sunday, the Nuggets’ 2024-25 season ended at the same juncture as last year: Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Budget hawks and an emergent wave of neoliberal politicians and economists had, for years, decried wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars in foreign nations that were often working with or were friendly toward the Soviet Union and communism.
—Time, 12 May 2025
Without health insurance, Americans may delay emergent treatment for various health conditions and forego preventive care such as screening for cancer.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The emergent debt crises of the 1980s in Latin America and Africa put dozens of countries in a vulnerable economic position, which the Reagan administration used as leverage to push free market reform.
—Time, 12 May 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Budget hawks and an emergent wave of neoliberal politicians and economists had, for years, decried wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars in foreign nations that were often working with or were friendly toward the Soviet Union and communism.
—Time, 12 May 2025
Without health insurance, Americans may delay emergent treatment for various health conditions and forego preventive care such as screening for cancer.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The emergent debt crises of the 1980s in Latin America and Africa put dozens of countries in a vulnerable economic position, which the Reagan administration used as leverage to push free market reform.
—Time, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emergent
Adjective
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The vet advised going to the ER, where staff treated it as an urgent case due to potential heart issues.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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If a passenger or crew member requires urgent medical attention that cannot be managed onboard, the captain may divert the ship to the nearest port with adequate facilities.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the company’s acute myeloid leukemia drug CER-1236 an orphan drug designation .—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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With internal travel banned and markets shuttered, food shortages became acute.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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