as in crises
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day
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Recent Examples of exigencies
The political exigencies that faced the American literary public were of a different set.
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Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigencies
Noun
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The ballot measures come as New York City faces one of the worst housing affordability crises in its history.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fear, anger, grief—all of these are human, appropriate responses to real crises.—
Marc Brackett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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The timing couldn’t have been better; my life was at a crossroads.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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The war over which side gets to run the resource-rich nation that sits at the vital crossroads between North Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea has not been happening in a vacuum.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Exigencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigencies. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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