as in urgent
needing immediate attention
started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision
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Recent Examples of exigent
Several Minnesota school districts filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court on Wednesday seeking to block immigration enforcement operations at or near schools and bus stops without a judicial warrant or exigent circumstances.
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.
—John E. Jones, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Hanna Park, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
—Giles Hudson, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Under best practices for policing, officers are never to shoot into moving vehicles except in exigent circumstances, and are trained to avoid placing themselves in harm’s way.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.
—John E. Jones, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigent
Adjective
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The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Drums echo off concrete walls, whistles slice through the night air, and thousands of voices gather into something loud and urgent.—
Radier Odhiambo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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The impact was particularly acute in the off-price sector.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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Cloud, who portrayed the endearing drug dealer Fezco O’Neill in the show’s first two seasons, died of acute intoxication — an accidental overdose — in 2023.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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